Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived

Crowd packs Aroostook Park for Vietnam memorial dedication

The Washburn Area Veterans Memorial unveiled a tribute to Vietnam soldiers on Saturday, drawing the largest crowd it's seen in recent years.

Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived

A teenage boy and four adults were killed Friday in shootings that prompted a wide search for the fleeing gunman, whose body was ultimately found in a wooded area alongside one of his victims, authorities said. A teenage girl survived and was in stable condition, police said. Chad Hickman, 39, was found dead after a […]

Historic flooding prompts evacuations and water rescues in Indiana

More than 90 people and their pets were rescued Saturday as floodwaters rose along the White River in Indianapolis and authorities in central Indiana responded to what many described as historic flooding. The damage so far was concentrated along the river corridor from Hamilton County and into the northern Indianapolis suburbs. Farther east in Delaware […]

General manager departs WERU after 27 years of leading Blue Hill radio station

Matt Murphy has stepped down as WERU general manager, and Kristin Spaulding of Orland has taken over the role.

Obesity drugs show early promise against the hormonal disorder PMOS, giving a suffering family hope

Charlotte Touzalin was still a young teenager when she began struggling with weight gain, abnormal periods and unwanted facial hair — the same puzzling symptoms that plagued her mom for decades and that no doctor could piece together. “I’d go home and I’d cry,” said Touzalin, an 18-year-old college student from Colorado. “I didn’t understand why all this weight was coming back or why my friends didn’t have to shave their faces and I had to.” Touzalin and her mom, Anne Schultz, were finally diagnosed with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, a hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women worldwide. But unlike […]