AP Wire News en-us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:40:11 GMT Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:40:11 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/24128eb4-www.wgme.com.shtml BOSTON (AP) -- The projected path of Hurricane Earl has shifted closer to the island of Nantucket. The storm has weakened slightly but still threatens the New England coast, where officials fear a further turn west. AP News www.wgme.com-24128eb4 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/24128cba-www.wgme.com.shtml BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Police in Bangor, Maine, say a local man has died four days after being beaten outside a bar. AP News www.wgme.com-24128cba http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3a128c9b-www.wgme.com.shtml BOSTON (AP) -- A fatal explosion at a Massachusetts condominium project in July has prompted the state attorney general to investigate the delivery of faulty propane to locations across New England and New York. AP News www.wgme.com-3a128c9b http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/26128a96-www.wgme.com.shtml BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- A Maine day care provider charged with having child pornography on his home computer is going to prison for 11 months after pleading no contest to a charge of possession of sexually explicit material. AP News www.wgme.com-26128a96 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/24128a2f-www.wgme.com.shtml ORONO, Maine (AP) -- The Maine basketball team has scheduled games for the upcoming season against perennial powers Maryland and Notre Dame. AP News www.wgme.com-24128a2f http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3012894f-www.wgme.com.shtml GRAY, Maine (AP) -- Temperatures across much of Maine reached into the 90s for a fifth straight day, and high humidity levels made it feel even hotter. AP News www.wgme.com-3012894f http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/38128849-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A couple from central Maine who had to spend $1,000 in repair bills after their car went over a particularly bad pothole has won a $250 car repair gift certificate for their troubles. AP News www.wgme.com-38128849 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2b1287e8-www.wgme.com.shtml WINDHAM, Maine (AP) -- Maine state police have classified the death of a Windham man whose body was found at the bottom of an eight-foot ledge as suspicious. AP News www.wgme.com-2b1287e8 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/34128654-www.wgme.com.shtml BOSTON (AP) -- Officials in New England's coastal areas are bracing for high seas, heavy rains and strong winds as Hurricane Earl approaches the region. AP News www.wgme.com-34128654 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2d1285c4-www.wgme.com.shtml GRAY, Maine (AP) -- The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for much of Maine warning that the combination of high temperatures and high humidity will make it feel like 100 degrees in places. AP News www.wgme.com-2d1285c4 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3312858f-www.wgme.com.shtml MACHIAS, Maine (AP) -- A Maine farmer-owned organic milk company is on the brink of closing. AP News www.wgme.com-3312858f http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2212852f-www.wgme.com.shtml UNDATED (AP) -- As Earl spun into a powerful Category 4 storm, the USS Cole hustled to return to its port in Virginia and volunteers carried sea turtle nests to safety. AP News www.wgme.com-2212852f http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/28128516-www.wgme.com.shtml BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- As Hurricane Earl blows toward the Eastern Seabord, many people along North Carolina's Outer Banks are taking a wait-and-see approach. They are taking simple steps like stocking up on food or attaching hurricane shutters to their houses. AP News www.wgme.com-28128516 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/321284ed-www.wgme.com.shtml BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Two men are free on bail after being arrested at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in central Maine for allegedly having 101 pounds of marijuana hidden in their pickup truck. AP News www.wgme.com-321284ed http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/23128400-www.wgme.com.shtml BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Tourists are largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Earl heads toward the Eastern Seaboard. AP News www.wgme.com-23128400 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3b1282c4-www.wgme.com.shtml BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- A 58-year-old Maine woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $30,000 in funds from the union that represents workers at Narraguagus Bay Health Care in Milbridge. AP News www.wgme.com-3b1282c4 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2f128290-www.wgme.com.shtml BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl continues to barrel toward the Eastern Seaboard as forecasters try to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest winds and heaviest surge will get to North Carolina's fragile chain of barrier islands. AP News www.wgme.com-2f128290 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/20128255-www.wgme.com.shtml BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Obama administration officials are in Maine to hear what's being done at the local and state levels to connect Mainers to the outdoors and conserve natural resources. AP News www.wgme.com-20128255 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2212822d-www.wgme.com.shtml BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) -- More North Carolinians are leaving the coast ahead of Hurricane Earl as it heads toward the Eastern Seaboard. AP News www.wgme.com-2212822d http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3a127b97-www.wgme.com.shtml WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says an emergency exists in North Carolina and has ordered federal agencies to help state and local officials with handling any problems caused by Hurricane Earl. AP News www.wgme.com-3a127b97 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/371274e3-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Forest Service has issued an emergency order banning out-of-state firewood. AP News www.wgme.com-371274e3 http://www.wgme.com/