PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s lack of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on bail three days before he went to his former girlfriend’s Auburn home, where a another man was killed before one an impasse lasting several hours With the police, gunfire was exchanged, two houses were … Read more
PHOENIX — Extreme temperatures are expected this week in the United States. Authorities have warned residents in the southwest to take precautions as a heat wave moves east, while heavy rain and flooding could inundate Gulf states and snow threatens parts of the Rocky Mountains and the Northwest. Extreme heat spread across Arizona, New Mexico … Read more
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A Maine State Police tactical team shot and killed a man on a rooftop early Saturday after an hours-long standoff during which authorities said he opened fire on police officers, two houses burned and one person who had fought with the remaining shooter. . Police issued a stay-at-home order, evacuated homes … Read more
TOPSHAM, Maine (AP) — A lobster-themed monster truck performing in front of a crowd clipped an overhead power line, toppling several utility poles and sending two people to the hospital, police said. Others were slightly injured. Topsham Showgrounds was hosting the Monster Truck event on Saturday when a vehicle nicknamed Crushstation bounced off a ramp, … Read more