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Lewiston Police Officers take part in the Blue Mass service on Sunday, Sept. 19. (WGME) LEWISTON (WGME) -- Hundreds of local, state and federal first responders were recognized at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul for their dedication and service as part of a Blue Mass. “Each year we come together for this mass as a way to remember the tragedy and honor Sept. 11, 2001," Bishop Robert De...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina Central University thanked law enforcement for their actions Saturday following a shooting on campus that left two dead. The double shooting was reported just after 9 p.m. at a parking lot next to the NCCU parking garage at East Lawson and Lincoln streets, according to Durham police. The two people who were shot were taken to a nearby hospital where they l...

An antiabortion group in Texas says it is looking into a physician’s claim that he defied a state law that recently took effect by performing an abortion on a woman past the sixth week of her pregnancy. In an opinion essay published in the Washington Post, Alan Braid disclosed that he performed the abortion earlier in September.

MISSOULA — The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is growing at a rate not yet seen in many Montana counties, including Missoula—but what’s being done to slow this surge? According to Missoula County COVID-19 Incident Commander Cindy Farr, mitigation practices utilized last year are no on longer an option. “So last year when we started experiencing a spike, we were able to limit g...

Joplin, MO JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With several months to go before state lawmakers return for the 2022 legislative session, Republicans are promising to once again push to require photo identification to vote. Committees in the Missouri House and Senate last week held hearings dominated by discussions of requiring a government-issued ID for both in-person and absentee voting. Secretary of Stat...

Texas outlawed abortions past the six-week mark in a law that went into effect on Sept. 1. Dr. Alan Braid, a Texas physician, says he performed one anyway just a few days later. In an opinion piece for The Washington Post on Saturday, Braid, who's been practicing for more than 40 years, explained his decision as a matter of "duty of care." The new law, known as S.B. 8, not only makes performi...

GREENFIELD — State Rep. Joan Meschino wanted to provide Massachusetts with a roadmap for reducing harmful emissions in hopes of curbing climate change. “What I learned was that we didn’t have a plan,” Meschino, D-Hull, told a crowd gathered at Energy Park on Saturday. “That’s why I filed the net-zero bill.” Meschino was joined Saturday by state Rep. Paul Mark, D-Peru, to discuss “An Act Creat...

Polystyrene foam cups of the type that will be banned across New York State beginning Jan. 1. Credit: Newsday / Ken Sawchuk ALBANY — Those polystyrene clam shell containers for take-home food, Styrofoam cups from restaurants and the countless "packing peanuts" will go the way of plastic grocery bags under a new New York State law that takes effect Jan. 1. The law bans the sale or distribution...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina Central University thanked law enforcement for their actions Saturday following a shooting on campus that left two dead. The double shooting was reported just after 9 p.m. at a parking lot next to the NCCU parking garage at East Lawson and Lincoln streets, according to Durham police. The two people who were shot were taken to a nearby hospital where they l...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Amid record-setting wildfires, an upsurge in COVID cases and a gubernatorial recall election, severe restrictions on homebuilding in California’s cities continue to cause major housing shortages and unaffordable costs. After a brief price drop during COVID, median rents and home sale prices are again on the rise, putting home ownership further out of most househo...