12 people displaced in Sanford Apartment fire
SANFORD (WGME) — An overnight fire in Sanford displaces 12 people. The Sanford Fire Chief says the call came in around 1:30 am Friday for a fire at an apartment building on River Street. At…
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Mexico travel advisory: Avoid Puerto Vallarta
Mexico travel advisory: Avoid Puerto Vallarta Cruise lines cancelled stops in Puerto Vallarta because of a recent spike in violence and the updated US State Department travel warning for Mexico
School’s showgirl event helps keep entertainment icon alive
Las Vegas is a city known for, among other things, its larger-than-life characters and over-the-top productions. Showgirls, once a staple of entertainment in many places, are a living icon of that spirit, and the eighth…
Jury sentences marathon bomber to death
BOSTON (AP) — The jury sentences Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. The jury reached a decision Friday in the penalty phase of the death penalty trial after 14 hours of deliberations. Tsarnaev was…
Campaign finance rules obscure review of Senate slugfest
They’ve sent the same kinds of glossy mailers and hired the same types of media buyers, consultants and precinct walkers-for-hire. But when it comes to California campaign-finance laws, the nearly two-dozen outside groups that have…
Combating sports injuries in children
Sunday, May 17, 2015 | 2 am Children tend to be more active than adults, especially when it comes to team sports. And active competition can mean higher risk. Because children still are growing, they’re…
Home improvement loan program expands citywide
A loan program to help eligible homeowners with home repairs and improvements is expanding focus from a single Petoskey neighborhood to the entire city. The program, administered by the Emmet County Housing Council and funded…
Plan for School Finance Overhaul Dies in Texas House
A months-long effort to reform the states problem-plagued school finance system before the Texas Supreme Court weighs in came to an end on Thursday. Facing a slew of amendments and attempts to kill his bill…
Investigation of marching band results in one-year travel ban, alcohol probation
In a statement issued in The Stanford Report today, the University announced that the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) will be barred from performance at any away athletic events for one year and will have…
