Maine

Second firefighter dies from injuries at Maine lumber mill fire and explosion

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PORTLAND, Maine — A second firefighter has died from injuries suffered while fighting a fire and explosion at a Maine lumber mill last month. The May 15 fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont sent plumes of black smoke into the sky and necessitated a response from hundreds of firefighters to a rural part of the … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Collins pits record built in Maine potato fields against Platner’s ‘angry rhetoric’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, learned hard work in the dirt.  When she was 10 years old, like several other children in Caribou, Maine, she left school to pick potato fields to aid farmers with the harvest deep in potato country in Aroostook County, dubbed “The County” … Read more

Breaking down Maine, South Carolina primary results

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Despite a string of recently revealed controversies surrounding his past, Graham Platner won the Democratic primary for Maine’s Senate seat on Tuesday night. He’ll face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more on this and South Carolina’s gubernatorial primary results. Source link

Iran’s military vows more ‘devastating’ strikes and Maine voters set up Senate showdown: Morning Rundown

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Iran strikes U.S. targets in the Gulf after fresh American attacks over a downed helicopter. Staffing shakeups at U.S. health agencies point to a new leadership vision. And Space X’s target share price is too rich for some investors. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Here’s … Read more

Top takeaways from the primary elections in Maine and South Carolina: ‘Movement about us’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BLUE HILL, Maine – Graham Platner, the progressive left, and Donald Trump appear to be the big winners in Tuesday’s high-profile primaries in Maine and South Carolina. Platner, the oyster farmer and military combat veteran who has been facing plenty of incoming fire amid mounting controversies, cruised … Read more

Primary day wrapping up in Maine as voters grapple with Graham Platner’s scandals

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Primary day wrapping up in Maine as voters grapple with Graham Platner’s scandals – CBS News Watch CBS News Democrats in Maine appear poised to officially choose Graham Platner as their nominee to take on Republican Susan Collins for her U.S. Senate seat. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns and Robert Costa have more. Source link

Collins secures GOP nod in Maine Senate battle that could decide GOP majority

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As she runs for a sixth six-year term in the U.S. Senate in left-leaning Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins is now officially her party’s nominee in a crucial race that’s one of a handful across the country that will determine whether Republicans keep control of their slim … Read more