Drew Johnson

Maine

Reporter at The Forecaster

Co-Host at Brews & Bruins

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Power knocked out for thousands as high winds batter Maine

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 20—Thousands of CMP customers lost power Friday as high winds blew across the state. Over 36,000 customers have been affected throughout the day, according to a CMP spokesperson, peaking at about 21,200 in the afternoon. Over 6,300 customers in Waldo County, nearly 4,000 in York County, over 3,000 in Cumberland County and about 2,500 customers in Androscoggin County were without power as of about 2:40 p.m., according to CMP's website.
Thousands without power as high winds batter Maine

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 20—Thousands of CMP customers were without power Friday. Over 36,000 customers have been affected throughout the day, according to a CMP spokesperson, peaking at about 21,200 in the afternoon. Over 6,300 in Waldo County, nearly 4,000 customers in York County, over 3,000 in Cumberland County and about 2,500 customers in Androscoggin County were without power as of about 2:40 p.m., according to CMP's website.
State launches independent investigation into death of Maine's 1st public safety comfort dog

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 18—The state's Animal Welfare Program has launched an independent investigation into the death of Baxter, a 3-year-old comfort dog who died last month inside a state vehicle. Baxter, a chocolate Labrador retriever who joined the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications in 2022, was the state's first official comfort dog.
Maine sues federal agency for pulling $9 million grant for salt marsh restoration projects

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 18—Maine is suing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for canceling a $9 million grant the state received last year for habitat restoration projects. The state alleges in the lawsuit filed Tuesday that NOAA violated several federal laws in rescinding the funding in April, including the 10th Amendment. It claims NOAA pulled the funding as part of President Donald Trump's effort to punish Maine for not banning transgender athletes from women's sports.
2026 New Nissan Leaf First Look | GreenCars

1 week ago | greencars.com | Drew Johnson

Turning Over a New Leaf Launched in 2010, the Leaf isn’t just Nissan’s longest-running electric vehicle — it’s the elder statesman of the entire EV segment, beating Tesla’s first mass-produced model to market by 2 years. Yet despite the head start, the Leaf was never a runaway success. Its best year was back in 2014, when Nissan sold . At the current pace, 2025 deliveries will be less than a third of that peak.
Maine lawmakers' home addresses pulled from state websites after Minnesota killings

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 17—Home addresses for Maine Senate and House members and candidates are no longer listed on the Legislature's and the secretary of state's websites in the wake of shootings that killed one Minnesota legislator and her husband and wounded a second lawmaker and his wife. The removals came just days after a shooter killed Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and seriously wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their homes Saturday morning.
Handheld radio charger sparks fire at Topsham Home Depot

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 16—An overheating handheld radio charger was deemed the cause of a fire at the Tospham Home Depot on Monday morning. Topsham firefighters were dispatched to the Home Depot on Topsham Fair Mall Road around 4:25 a.m. Monday, advised by a police officer already on the scene that flames and smoke were visible inside the store. "Tospham fire units arrived on scene (and) found a working fire near the cash register area," Topsham Fire Chief Chris McLaughlin said in a statement.
About 100 Mainers urge Cumberland County officials to cut ties with ICE

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 16—About 100 Mainers attended a meeting of the Cumberland County commissioners Monday night to demand that the county jail stop holding detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The group No ICE for ME has circulated a petition calling for the county to end its agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service to hold immigrant detainees at the Cumberland County Jail. The group submitted a copy of that petition to county officials at the meeting.
Border Patrol and game wardens looking for 2 witnesses to canoer's death

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Drew Johnson

Jun. 16—The Maine Warden Service, the Oxford County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Border Patrol are searching for two men who witnessed the death of a canoer on Papoose Pond in Waterford. Game wardens were dispatched to Papoose Pond at 8:42 a.m. on Saturday after being notified of an unresponsive person in the water, Mark Latti, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, said in a statement emailed Monday night.
Trump Can Lower Drug Prices By Fixing The Market

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Drew Johnson

“Why do we have a medical system in this country where too many people can’t get the treatment that they need?” Vice President J.D. Vance posed this question during his recent appearance on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von — and it cuts to the core of America’s health care challenges. As Vance rightly noted, Americans are propping up a broken global system — paying more for medicines and effectively subsidizing cheaper access abroad. But doubling down on foreign price controls won’t solve that.