BANGOR — One of two Americans and a Canadian charged in a cross-border case of smuggling rare narwhal tusks into the U.S. from Canada is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to charges connected with the operation. Jay Gus Conrad, 67, of Lakeland, Tenn., is expected to plead guilty to some or […]
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Gunman arrested after wounding two at Navy facility
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — A gunman opened fire at a U.S. Navy facility in Tennessee before being taken into custody Thursday, wounding two service members and prompting a lockdown, the military said. The U.S. Navy wrote on its official Twitter page that the suspect was in custody after the shooting at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in […]
Uncertainty toughest, husband of missing Tennessee hiker says
The last morning that George Largay saw his wife, they bid farewell as she set out for a three-day hike on a treacherous stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. The goodbyes had become routine for the Brentwood couple. Geraldine Largay, known as Gerry, was in the final weeks of a 1,165-mile trek along the […]
UPDATE: Maine wardens continue search for missing 66-year-old female hiker on Appalachian Trail
UPDATE (9:32 a.m.) … CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — About 30 searchers are heading back out to look for a Tennessee woman who disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Wardens say 66-year-old of Brentwood, Tenn., was supposed to meet her husband a week ago in Maine but never showed up. Monday’s search area encompasses about […]
Wardens: Tennessee woman missing in Maine
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION (AP) — Game wardens say a Tennessee woman has disappeared in western Maine. Wardens say 66-year-old Geraldine Anita Largay of Brentwood, Tenn., was last seen in Sandy River Plantation on Sunday. She was supposed to meet her husband Monday in Wyman Township. Wardens say she texted her husband but never arrived. She […]