AP Wire News en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:16 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:16 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3ad42d48-www.wgme.com.shtml TOPSHAM, Maine (AP) -- Topsham police say a local teenager missing for two days was trapped in her car in a ravine. AP News www.wgme.com-3ad42d48 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/28d42c58-www.wgme.com.shtml PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- The Memorial Bridge connecting Portsmouth, N.H., to Kittery, Maine, has reopened to motor vehicle traffic after some repairs have been made. It had been closed since Oct. 16. AP News www.wgme.com-28d42c58 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/27d42b74-www.wgme.com.shtml BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) -- The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station in Maine. AP News www.wgme.com-27d42b74 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/29d42a86-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman says the state's jobless rate dropped by 0.3 percentage point in October to 8.2 percent AP News www.wgme.com-29d42a86 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/23d42a51-www.wgme.com.shtml LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- State police say a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car they were chasing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. AP News www.wgme.com-23d42a51 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3dd429ca-www.wgme.com.shtml ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next. AP News www.wgme.com-3dd429ca http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/27d42932-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Governor John Baldacci has ordered Maine state departments to curtail spending by $63 million to make sure the budget is balanced. AP News www.wgme.com-27d42932 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/37d4283d-www.wgme.com.shtml BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- The Bangor Land Trust is going to protect 205 acres of land in a way that officials say will balance recreational opportunities with wildlife sensitivity. AP News www.wgme.com-37d4283d http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/34d426b5-www.wgme.com.shtml MEDWAY, Maine (AP) -- Fire investigators are trying to determine if there's a connection between a fire that destroyed a house in Medway and three other intentionally set fires in the northern Maine town. AP News www.wgme.com-34d426b5 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/34d42688-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine's looming budget shortfall is casting a shadow over the state's public campaign finance fund. AP News www.wgme.com-34d42688 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/38d42442-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- With a $300-to-$400 million budget hole looming, Gov. John Baldacci is planning to order Maine state departments to curtail spending. AP News www.wgme.com-38d42442 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2ed423c7-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Safety officials say Maine's highway death toll for the year remains below 2008, which was the safest year on the state's roads since 1959. AP News www.wgme.com-2ed423c7 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/38d417bf-www.wgme.com.shtml PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's highest court has overturned a lower court judge's ruling that a state law that authorized game wardens to stop all-terrain vehicle operators without cause was unconstitutional. AP News www.wgme.com-38d417bf http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/34d413c9-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine's health director says the need for swine flu vaccine is widening as the disease spreads throughout the state. AP News www.wgme.com-34d413c9 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2ed4139d-www.wgme.com.shtml PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A Portland, Maine, author has won a National Book Award for his book about a civil rights pioneer whose refusal to give up her seat on an Alabama bus to a white woman helped set the stage for desegregation of public transportation in the South. AP News www.wgme.com-2ed4139d http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/32d4135d-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine utility regulators have set dates for another round of public hearings on Central Maine Power's $1.5 billion plan to expand its transmission network. AP News www.wgme.com-32d4135d http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/33d411f8-www.wgme.com.shtml PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Portland International Jetport is reporting its best third quarter ever. AP News www.wgme.com-33d411f8 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3fd4118f-www.wgme.com.shtml RUMFORD, Maine (AP) -- The New England Seismic Network says a small earthquake shook parts of western Maine early Thursday morning. AP News www.wgme.com-3fd4118f http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/3cd41120-www.wgme.com.shtml BAILEYVILLE, Maine (AP) -- Officials are investigating an incident in which a 49-year-old Baileyville man allegedly assaulted the town's police chief when the chief attempted to serve the man with a protection from harassment order. AP News www.wgme.com-3cd41120 http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2ad410dd-www.wgme.com.shtml CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) -- Marines will gather for a memorial service at Camp Pendleton for two men killed last month when their Marine helicopter collided with a Coast Guard plane. AP News www.wgme.com-2ad410dd http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/30d40f56-www.wgme.com.shtml AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The head of Maine's court system will meet with an advisory panel to discuss an issue facing all state agencies: budget cuts. AP News www.wgme.com-30d40f56 http://www.wgme.com/