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Bill requiring safe storage of firearms set to become law in Rhode Island

BOSTON (AP) — A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting the governor's signature. The bill, which won final approval from lawmakers on Thursday, would require all firearms, when not in use by the owner or authorized ...

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

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — The driver who caused a fiery crash that killed four fellow Maine Maritime Academy students in December 2022 was ordered to serve three years in prison for manslaughter at his sentencing on Friday. Joshua Goncalves-Radding, of North Babylon, New York, pleaded guilty ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine voters already cast their votes for president, but they're back at it on Tuesday for the state primary election. This time, voters will choose two nominees who will vie for a U.S. House seat that could be critical to determining which party wins the majority. When ...

Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast's most rural state said they will start launches next year. Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace hopes to turn Maine into a hub for the launching of commercial ...

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

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater. The Portland Water District lawsuit comes as the cost of the disposal of PFAS-contaminated sewage ...

Man arrested in New Orleans for death of toddler in Maine

OWLS HEAD, Maine (AP) — A man charged with manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend's 22-month-old child was arrested in Louisiana after an autopsy showed the toddler died from blunt force trauma, state police said Wednesday. The child's death happened when Aziayh Scott was living with ...