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Court Dismisses Challenge to Solar Panel Credit Ruling

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a challenge to a new rule by the state Public Utilities Commission on home solar panel systems

Truck Crash Sends Smelly Fish onto Maine Road

NEWCASTLE, Maine (AP)   A Maine community has cleaned up from a smelly situation

Maine 6th Worst State for Increase in Overdose Deaths

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Maine is the sixth worst state when it comes to an increase in overdose deaths

Charges Dropped Against Maine Man in Fatal Boat Crash

ALFRED, Maine (AP)   Charges have been dropped against a Maine boat operator whose twin brother was killed in a 2016 crash on Mousam Lake in Shapleigh

Grants to Study Stranded Marine Mammals After Seal Deaths

SACO, Maine (AP)   Three Maine organizations will receive federal money to study and respond to stranded marine mammals on beaches in the wake of a rash of seal deaths

Maine Unemployment Rises Slightly, Remains Low

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine labor officials say the unemployment rate rose slightly in July

New England Shrimp Population Still Looks Bad Amid Shutdown

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A new analysis of New England’s shrimp population doesn’t bode well for the future of the long-shuttered fishery for the crustaceans

Windham Woman Charged for Assaulting Mother, State Troopers

DAYTON, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say a Windham woman is facing multiple charges after she assaulted her mother and two Troopers

Traffic Snarled on Turnpike After Dump Truck Hits Overpass in York

YORK, Maine (WGAN)  State Police and the Maine Turnpike Authority say they are assessing the damage to a bridge overpass on the Maine Turnpike after a dump truck hit it Friday morning

Maine Forest Rangers Investigating Trash Dumping

FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — The Maine Forest Service is searching for the person or people responsible for dumping a large amount of trash on a gravel road.

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Arctic air hits much of the US, bringing snow to some areas and very chilly temperatures to Florida

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Some of this autumn's coldest weather yet is bearing down on the United States, enveloping the eastern two-thirds of the country in Arctic air on Monday and affecting millions of people.

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MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal

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Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians players were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers.

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Platner Calls for Replacement of Democratic Leader After Senate Shutdown Vote

Schumer and most Democrats voted against the early Republican proposal to move toward ending the shutdown

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Jury Deliberating in Knox County Manslaughter Case

Closing arguments took place on Monday, followed by jury deliberation.