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Maine eyes new DNA technology that could help crack unsolved cases
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine's Appropriations and Financial Affairs committee allocated $100,000 to a bill that would help identify more than 20 human remains whose cases have never been solved. LD 838 requires the Chief Medical Examiner to use forensic genetic genealogy testing on the DNA of the human remains...
38 years later: Maine authorities seeking public’s help to solve 1986 cold case of missing teen
Maine authorities are hoping someone in the New England area will come forward with more information about what happened to 17-year-old Kimberly Moreau, in a decades-old case that state police are calling an unsolved homicide.
Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Warm but Wet May for Maine
If there is one word that could best describe the weather for Maine throughout 2024 so far, it would be "unsettled". There's been no consistency in the seasons. A warm day followed by three chilly ones. Rain storms in the winter, nor'easters in the spring. It has been a rollercoaster ride.
Watch out on the beach: Sandworms are breeding in Maine
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — If you have been on a Maine beach recently, you may have noticed some big worms on the sand. Sandworm breeding season has begun. The South Portland Parks and Recreation Department shared a picture from Willard Beach showing a sandworm, also sometimes called a clamworm.
Two organizations turn Dover-Foxcroft venue into Never Neverland
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (WABI) - Two organizations have come together to turn one Dover-Foxcroft venue into Never Neverland. Community members are getting ready to dance the night away at Central Hall Commons for Living Innovations annual prom night Friday night. Living Innovations supports people living with disabilities throughout Maine and beyond.
Mainer who claimed to be a witch, psychic and Irish heiress should be extradited to UK, judge rules
BANGOR, Maine — A convicted scammer from Maine who claimed to be an Irish heiress and who is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from several victims should be extradited to the United Kingdom, a federal court has ruled. Marianne Smyth, who accusers say has also fashioned...
Maine lawmakers to take up 80 spending proposals in addition to vetoes
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature is ready to dispatch unfinished business that extends well beyond several vetoed bill. Lawmakers are also voting Friday on 80 late spending proposals that the governor warned could push the budget “to the breaking point.”. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills chided the...
Maine Law Enforcement Memorial Observance to be held in Augusta, May 14
AUGUSTA — The annual observance at the Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. The granite memorial, located on State Street near the Maine State Capitol in Augusta, is dedicated to Maine law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
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