The classification of the deaths of a mother and her two young children in a fire in Old Town has never been announced.
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Overdose deaths in Maine averaged nearly one per day during first half of 2018
Drug overdoses continued to claim nearly one life per day in Maine during the first six months of 2018 despite intensive efforts – from the State House to sober houses – to slow the opioid crisis. There were 180 overdose deaths in Maine through June 30, down just slightly from the 185 drug-related deaths reported […]
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At least 17 die when duck boat capsizes in Missouri lake
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Divers found four more bodies Friday in a Missouri lake where a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds, bringing the death toll to 17 in the tourist town of Branson, authorities said. Investigators blamed stormy weather for the accident Thursday evening on Table Rock Lake. Winds […]
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Dozens killed in Gaza as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed at least 52 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border on Monday. It was the deadliest day there since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and cast a shadow over Israel’s festive inauguration of the new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. In a show […]
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Multiple failures led to Niger attack that killed 4 Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple failures are to blame for the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. service members last October, the Pentagon said Thursday, citing insufficient training and preparation as well as the team’s deliberate decision to go after a high-level Islamic State group insurgent without proper command approval. A report summary released Thursday includes […]
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Three new flu deaths in Maine, but latest data indicate cases on decline
Influenza cases declined for a third consecutive week in Maine, signaling that the worst of flu season could over. The state had 636 new flu cases for the week ending on Feb. 24, for a total of 5,625 for the 2017-18 season, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu is far […]
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Bills to increase accountability for Maine's intellectually disabled get strong support
AUGUSTA — Parents and caretakers said Wednesday they strongly support two bills to increase the accountability and transparency of the Department of Health and Human Services’ role in overseeing care for people with intellectual disabilities and autism. “I would feel better,” Darla Stimpson Chafin told the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee at a public […]
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Notable Maine deaths in 2017
PORTLAND — One of the nation’s three remaining Shakers, the last of his generation in a famous American family, a longtime football coach at Syracuse University and the author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” are among people with ties to Maine who died in 2017. The deaths included a boy whose dying […]
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Death of eight nursing home residents after Irma spark outrage in Florida
A woman is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as patients are evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Hollywood, Fla. Several patients at the sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, authorities said Wednesday. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) […]
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Maine lawmaker wants specifics from DHHS on uninvestigated deaths
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker says that state health officials failed to provide specific answers about a federal audit revealing the agency failed to investigate the deaths of disabled adults. An August audit by the Office of Inspector General of the federal Department of Health and Human Services found nine deaths were unexplained, suspicious […]