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Maine man who confessed to killing parents, 2 others will enter pleas to settle case, lawyer says

A man who confessed to killing both his parents and two of their friends before firing at motorists on a busy interstate highway in Maine has said through a lawyer that he plans to enter pleas to resolve his criminal case.

Book Review: An unarmed game warden tracks a killer through the Maine wilderness in ‘Pitch Dark’

Maine doctor convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids

A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye

Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine

Hundreds give final salute to former Marine

Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine. Hundreds of people who knew nothing about the 86-year-old gave him a final salute. (AP Video: Patrick Whittle)

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Campers use paddle boards to escape Vermont heat dome

What’s a heat dome? Meteorologist explains why so much of the US is broiling this week

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Maine town considers tightening regulations on water extraction despite Poland Spring opposition

After years of work, Denmark is on the cusp of major changes to its ordinance that would curtail large-scale water extraction in the town — an industry largely occupied by the bottled water behemoth Poland Spring.

Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?

There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: The million-dollar view was blocked by a neighbor’s trees.

Shortage of public defenders in Maine allowed release of man who caused fiery standoff

Officials say Maine’s shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on bail days before he went to his former girlfriend’s home where a man was killed, two houses burned to the ground and a standoff with police ensued.

Maine police kill armed man after a night of gunfire and burned homes

A Maine State Police tactical team has killed a man on a rooftop after an hourslong standoff in which he shot at officers and two homes burned down, while a person who fought with the shooter reportedly died.

Maine opens contest to design a new state flag based on an old classic

Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first.

Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says

An Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist experiencing a psychiatric crisis that there are health care differences for Army reservists that could limit the flow of information to commanders.

Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

Republican Maine state lawmaker Austin Theriault has won the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lewiston survivors consider looming election as gun control comes to forefront after mass shooting

Voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District will consider the political future of three-term Rep. Jared Golden in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional elections.

Driver sentenced to prison for causing fiery crash that claimed 4 lives

The driver who caused a fiery crash that killed four fellow Maine Maritime Academy students has been ordered to serve three years in prison.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maine’s state primaries

Maine voters will choose nominees for a House of Representatives seat that could be critical to determining which party wins the majority in November.

Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill that would impose another hurdle for the implementation of ranked-choice voting, which may be on the November ballot.

Quicksand doesn’t just happen in Hollywood. It happened on a Maine beach

A Maine woman learned the hard way that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies.

Maine’s biggest water district sues over so-called forever chemicals

Maine’s biggest water district is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in hopes of recouping the costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater.

Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state say they hope to start launches next year.

A monster truck clips a power line at a Maine show, toppling utility poles in spectator area

Police say a monster truck performing for spectators in Maine clipped an aerial power line, toppling several utility poles and sending two people to the hospital.

Missing Maine man was shot, placed in a barrel and left at a sand pit, police say

Authorities say a Maine man whose body was found after a monthslong search had been killed, placed into a barrel and dumped in a sand pit.

Disaster declaration issued for April snowstorm that caused millions in damage in Maine

A powerful late-season snowstorm that caused millions of dollars in damage in Maine has been declared a major disaster.

Self-deploying officers and a leaked bulletin complicated Maine mass shooting response, police say

The state’s top police leader says officers arriving without assignments after the state’s deadliest mass shooting led to a chaotic scene that was difficult to manage.

Report says there was ‘utter chaos’ during search for Maine gunman, including intoxicated deputies

A police after-action report says there was “utter chaos” during the search for the gunman behind Maine’s deadliest mass shooting last October.

Mother who said school officials hid her teen’s gender expression appeals judge’s dismissal of case

A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her.

Seeking the northern lights was a family affair for this AP photographer

Robert Bukaty has covered nearly every type of story and event for The Associated Press in his 30-year career, from the somber to the exhilarating: a mass shooting, COVID-19, presidents, political campaigns, ski racing — a lot of ski racing — Olympics, and everyday life in Maine.

Gunman’s family told deputy before Maine’s deadliest shooting that they hadn’t removed his weapons

Police have said repeatedly since Maine’s deadliest shooting that officers thought the gunman’s family had been taking his weapons away.

Maine governor won’t sign 35 bills adopted on final day

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said she won’t sign any of the 35 bills sent to her on the chaotic final day of the session, allowing them to die.

New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float

Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines and floating platforms as upcoming lease auctions bring offshore wind closer to reality.

Maine to spend $25 million to rebuild waterfront after devastating winter storms and flooding

Maine’s government will spend tens of millions of dollars to rebuild the state’s working waterfront communities following a series of devastating winter storms.

Maine governor declines to remove sheriff accused of wrongdoing

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has declined to take the rare step of removing a sheriff accused of improprieties.

Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers’ gunfire

A man in a hospital gown who stole two police cruisers while handcuffed and survived gunfire from 11 police officers is in no shape to see a judge.

Maine governor’s vetoes sustained while lawmakers address late spending proposals

Maine lawmakers have sustained bills to institute a minimum wage for farm workers and to ban so-called bump stocks that allow a gun to mimic a machine gun.

Maine man sentenced to 27 years in prison in New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square

A Maine man who admitted trying to kill three police officers with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve 16 months ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.

Judge dismisses lawsuit by mother who said school hid teen’s gender expression

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression without consulting her.