MAINE:
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - An Orono man is slated to make an initial court appearance in the death of a 15-year-old Glenburn girl. Nichole Cable's body was found Monday night. A friend of Cables says she was planning to meet Kyle Dube the weekend she went missing.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Governor Paul LePage has vetoed a measure banning smoking at college campuses across Maine. The Republican says Mainers can make their own decisions regarding tobacco. The Portland Press Herald reports many college campuses are already tobacco free.
WINSLOW, Maine (AP) - Four businesses, along with a nonprofit, are being honored for projects deemed environmentally innovative. State Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho will announce the winners of the Governor's Awards today at a manufacturing facility in Winslow.
BREWER, Maine (AP) - Senator Angus King will be in school today with students at Brewer High School, thanks to video teleconferencing. King today is holding what the independent calls a "Capitol Class" as part of an effort to digitally connect with as many high schools as possible from Washington.
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The state House takes up a Senate proposal today authorizing a casino, including slot machines and table games. Governor Maggie Hassan has lobbied for the move, with supporters saying the expected revenue would help higher education, highways and other state programs.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A Pittsfield man wanted for probation violations since last year has been found and arrested in South Carolina. Merrimack County authorities had issued a warrant for Brien Cutting. The violations stemmed from Cutting's original conviction for being a felon and possessing a weapon, along with witness tampering and burglary.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Police are saying little about their search for a man suspected in a domestic assault at a Portsmouth home yesterday afternoon, but do say Edward Critten is dangerous. The 911 call reporting the assault resulted in a SWAT team being sent to a local motel at one point, with police believing suspects in the case were hiding there.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bedford 14-year-old Neelam Sandhu will be fielding questions about history and culture from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek this morning as the National Geographic Bee crowns a champion. Sandhu is in the finals for a second straight year after Monday's preliminary round.
VERMONT:
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - State Attorney General William Sorrell says a settlement involving the country's five largest mortgage servicing companies has brought Vermont homeowners $14.7 million in foreclosure relief. Sorrell's office says nearly 260 borrowers in the state saw some type of relief, averaging $57,000.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - While nobody has been charged in the 2010 abduction and killing of Sheffield grandmother Mary "Pat" O'Hagan, documents in the case allege three men had a role in the slaying. The Burlington Free Press reports all three are currently in custody on unrelated charges.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A group helping as Vermont prepares for health care reform has awarded $2 million in grant money to groups helping people navigate the new system. The groups will help people know what changes are coming and will give them access to the resources they need to apply for health coverage.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Roughly 150 years of Caledonia court records have been opened up for researchers. State officials say state archives workers recently finished processing the records from 1794 to 1945. They include documents on 19th century smuggling, the temperance movement and changing ethnic patterns in Caledonia communities.
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