FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Wednesday at Fort Hood in an attack that left four dead, including the shooter, law enforcement officials said. One of the officials, citing official internal U.S. Justice Department updates, said 14 others were hurt. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized […]
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Van Buren man known as ‘Border Guy’ gets 10 years for running cocaine from Texas to Canada
BANGOR — A Van Buren man known as “The Border Guy” was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison for his role in a drug-running scheme that brought cocaine from Texas to Canada through Maine. Robert Rossignol, 61, pleaded guilty in March to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to […]
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FAA announces test sites for drone research
LAS VEGAS — The Federal Aviation Administration announced six states on Monday that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into U.S. skies. Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia will host the research sites, the agency said. Drones have been mainly used […]
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Oxford receives bids for sewer plant equipment
OXFORD — Three bids to provide equipment for the town’s planned sewage treatment plant were unsealed at the Town Office on Thursday afternoon. The planned state-of-the-art facility uses a series of fine screens, or membranes, to slough off solids before treating the remaining waste with UV light instead of a conventional chemical treatment. Vendors bidding on the […]
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Texas dad alleges bullying in 91-0 football game
Now the coach is facing formal accusations of bullying. The impressive victory for undefeated Aledo High School, a football powerhouse in suburban Fort Worth that has put up similar numbers against other schools, has forced an investigation after a parent from the opposing team filed a bullying complaint. The complaint, which must be investigated under […]
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Tyson Morgan: learning, teaching, writing
Tyson Morgan Macalester College, English major, graduated May 2009 Current hometown: Houston, Texas Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? Rent Current job? Teaching assistant (I’m a graduate student at the University of Houston). Enjoy what you do? Enough. Major milestones the last four years: Moved from Minneapolis to Houston to start grad school. […]
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Texas woman pleads guilty in Maine bath salts case
BANGOR (AP) — A Texas woman arrested in what law enforcement officials call one of the biggest bath salts busts in Maine history has pleaded guilty. WABI-TV reported that Elizabeth Fuentes of Houston was sentenced to 2½ years in jail after pleading guilty this week in Penobscot County court to drug trafficking. More serious charges […]
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Lawyers for suspect in Fort Hood shootings want off the case
FORT HOOD, Texas — The soldier on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood was allowed to continue representing himself on Thursday after the judge barred his standby attorneys from taking over, despite their claims that the Army psychiatrist was trying to secure his own death sentence. The military lawyers ordered to help […]
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Texas Republicans pass abortion bill, Dems vow fight
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in the Texas Legislature passed an omnibus abortion bill that is one of the most restrictive in the nation, but Democrats vowed Saturday to fight both in the courts and the ballot box as they used the measure to rally their supporters. More than 2,000 demonstrators filled the Capitol building […]
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John B. Banton
1925 – 2013 WELD — John B. Banton, 88, of 86 Dixfield Road, Weld and Canyon Lake, Texas, died peacefully at his home in Weld on Tuesday, July 9, with his beloved daughter by his side. He was born in Bangor on May 30, 1925, the son of Nellie Banton. He graduated from Bangor High and University […]