In 1860, the State Department became so concerned about the behavior of the men who had been sent to represent the U.S. in the Kingdom of Hawaii it ordered a secret investigation.
Boxes of packets tied with twine hold the last possessions of Americans who died in Hawaii in the 1800s. They've been sitting unopened in a storage facility near Washington, D.C., for more than 100 years.
Lewiston police responded to two motor vehicle crashes Wednesday afternoon that left one pedestrian dead and another critically injured. Another pedestrian was killed early Wednesday morning in Hancock when he was hit by a vehicle while walking on Route 1.