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Maine lawmakers to consider late ‘red flag' proposal after state's deadliest shooting

Maine lawmakers racing toward adjournment are going to consider a so-called “red flag” law allowing family members to petition a judge for temporary removal of guns, thanks to an a 11th-hour bill intr...

  • NBC weather Feb 29

    Forecast: Warmer temperatures and scattered showers to cover New England

    Thursday Evening: Breezy, few flurries and clouds. Temps around 30, wind chill around 20. Overnight Thursday: Quieter wind, partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s. Friday: Sunny. Highs in the 40s. Saturday: Cloudy with showers from late AM onward. Highs near 50.

  • Rhode Island Feb 29

    Whale in poor condition after being stranded in RI pond

    A whale was stranded in a pond in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on Thursday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The whale was reported stranded at about 7 a.m. in Potter Pond, Sarah Callan, manager of the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program, told WJAR. She said the animal is alive and is believed to be a juvenile fin whale. Rescuers told…...
  • Maine Mar 1

    Two people found dead inside Maine home; medical examiner says manner of death was suicide

    Maine State Police say the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a home in Milford on Wednesday have been ruled suicides. Police responded to the residence around 5 p.m. Wednesday for a well-being check and found two people dead inside. The bodies were taken to the chief medical examiner’s office in Augusta, where autopsies were...
  • Vermont Feb 29

    16- and 17-year-olds win right to vote in local elections in Vermont town

    Sixteen and 17-year-olds in one Vermont town will get to vote in the local elections next week. And those who turn 18 by the November general election will be permitted to vote in the state’s presidential primaries on Super Tuesday. That means some voters in Brattleboro could have a hand in choosing major party nominees who are more than 60…...
  • Maine Feb 29

    Maine's deadliest shooting spurs additional gun control proposals

    Democrats in the Maine Legislature unveiled sweeping gun violence measures on Wednesday including a 72-hour waiting period for most gun purchases, adding to firearm bills and mental health spending already proposed by the governor after the deadliest shooting in the state history. Senate President Troy Jackson said lawmakers are not interested in t...
  • Maine Feb 29

    Parents, grandmother charged in death of 10-year-old in Maine

    The parents and grandmother of a 10-year-old who died in Bangor, Maine, earlier this month have been charged in connection with the child’s death, according to News Center Maine. The 10-year-old was brought to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries on the morning of Feb. 18 and died later that night. The hospital notified the Maine D...
  • Rhode Island Feb 28

    Man accused of carjacking woman, setting fire to RI mansion

    A 25-year-old man allegedly carjacked a woman and set a fire at a mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, Wednesday morning, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The carjacking occurred just after midnight near Bellevue Avenue, Newport police said. Foster Krupa threatened a woman with a fishing spear and demanded her to get out of the car, WJAR reported. The...
  • Maine Feb 28

    Outlets at Kittery to be torn down, replaced by apartments and a hotel

    The town of Kittery, Maine, has given final approval to a plan that would demolish a shopping outlet and replace it with apartments and a hotel. That plan includes building a 107-unit apartment complex that would include 11 affordable housing units. It will also include a 119-room hotel and a commercial building meant for a restaurant. The Outlets ...
  • child sex abuse Feb 27

    Former Mass. paraeducator arrested on child sex assault charges

    A former elementary school paraeducator in Easthampton, Massachusetts, was charged with sexually assaulting a child under 14, prosecutors said Tuesday. Troy Gray, a 57-year-old from Easthampton, was arrested Thursday on five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and one count of intimidating a witness, the Northwestern District...
  • Maine Feb 27

    Teen critically injured in crash on I-95 in Maine identified

    A 19-year-old Maine resident was critically injured in a crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta, Maine, on Monday morning. State police said they responded to the single-vehicle crash around 7:30 a.m. on I-95 near mile marker 113 in Augusta. Their initial investigation indicated that a silver 2003 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck driven by 19-year-old Jack Du...
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