Newsroom – The Latest Update from Q96.1

Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Thursday, July 25.

Authorities say two women who got lost while hiking in a state park in coastal Maine died after their mini-van went into the ocean shortly after their rescue.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage will visit the small Quebec town where a runaway train killed dozens of people and leveled much of the downtown.

An arrest has been made in the murder of a man last week in the town of Detroit, Maine-just west of Bangor.

Environment Canada says winds in a tornado that touched down in the Grand Lake-area of New Brunswick on Saturday moved at speeds of up to 175 kilometers per hour.

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has shaved his head to show solidarity with a 2-year-old boy who has leukemia.

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