ISTANBUL (AP) — Shots were fired from a moving car at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey before dawn on Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility for the fleeting attack, in which three of the six bullets that were fired […]
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Shots fired in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — Shots were fired in downtown Lewiston on Friday evening, sending police scrambling to Horton Street where spent shells were found in the street. Witnesses said between six and 12 shots rang out at about 6:30 p.m. followed by screams and the sound of rounds striking metal. “There was one shot, a pause and […]
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Gunfire erupts at Trump resort; police arrest man with flag
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted early Friday at President Donald Trump’s golf resort, as a man shouting anti-Trump rhetoric draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with officers in what one official called an “ambush” before being arrested, police said. One officer broke an arm and the suspect was wounded by […]
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Maine students to be required to get meningitis vaccine
Maine middle and high school students will have to be vaccinated for meningitis starting in the 2018-19 school year. The new rule will apply to students entering seventh grade and 12th grade, for whom vaccination was previously recommended but not required. Bacterial meningitis is a rare but potentially deadly disease in which the membranes surrounding […]
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Suspect arrested after shot fired at Augusta Walmart
AUGUSTA — Police say no one was injured Monday when a shot was fired inside the Walmart in Augusta. In speaking with reporters shortly after 9 p.m., Sgt. Christian Behr said the shot was fired from a handgun around 8 p.m. and the store is now closed. Behr said an update might come later Monday […]
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Rabid or not, bats acting ‘really weird’ this summer
The number of troublesome bats seems to be on the rise across the state, and for animal control expert Rich Burton, it’s like life in a horror movie. “I’m seeing some really weird stuff this year,” said Burton. The animal control officer for Livermore and Canton, he also operates Maine Animal Damage Control in Lewiston. […]