These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

Maine State Police believe a truck driver hauling 90,000 pounds of lumber fell asleep at the wheel and ran off of Interstate 95, with most of his cargo breaking loose from a trailer that slammed into a rock ledge. The driver, 32-year-old John Rancourt of Jay, escaped from the wreck in Sidney unhurt. The truck and trailer were demolished in the accident, which happened at about 6 a.m. Wednesday. The northbound travel lane was closed for a while, and was reopened after noon. (AP)

Trees are down and a home was damaged after a strong storm passed through Livermore Wednesday afternoon. According to WGME there were a lot of trees down in the area, including a very large tree that fell on the Maple Lane Golf Course. A little further down the road a tree landed on a mobile home and several fell in the front and back yards. Everyone inside the trailer was fine and friends from nearby came to help get the tree off the house and pick up the branches in the yard.(WGME)

Two people from Maine have pleaded guilty to federal charges of bringing a 13-year-old Massachusetts girl to Maine to engage in prostitution. Court documents indicated Shawn Calhoun of Lewiston and Alvin Houston of Auburn traveled to Boston, where they drove the girl to hotels in the area to engage in prostitution in December. Officials say they were arrested when they drove the girl to Bangor to meet a client who turned out to be a law enforcement officer. Both defendants face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for transporting an individual in interstate commerce with the intent that she engage in prostitution. (AP)

Republicans in Maine's House of Representatives say they want their voices to be heard when the state supreme court meets to hear arguments over whether 65 bills became law without Gov. Paul LePage's signature. LePage's legal counsel and an attorney representing Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves and Republican Senate President Michael Thibodeau are expected to participate in Friday's arguments. Eves and Thibodeau's attorney argues the bills are law because LePage failed to act within 10 days of receiving the bills. But LePage and House Republicans say the 10-day deadline didn't apply because lawmakers had adjourned. (AP)

The group tasked with developing policies to reduce hunger across the country wants to hear from Maine residents. The National Commission on Hunger is holding a public hearing in Portland at the University of Maine's Lee Community Hall this afternoon. Members of the public are invited to bring their ideas for how to ensure all Americans have enough food. The hearing runs from 2-4 p.m. Others expected to testify before the commission on Thursday include Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond and Portland Mayor Michael Brennan. The 10-member commission plans to submit its recommendations for reforms in public and private food assistance programs to Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture by October. (AP)

Maine's tallest ski mountain is going to offer night skiing for the first time. But it's for one night only. Sugarloaf announced Wednesday that it'll be lighting up the Whiffletree Trail for a 24-hour ski challenge fundraiser for WinterKids in March. For the event, teams will see how many runs they can make during a 24-hour period. WinterKids is a program that's aimed at fighting childhood obesity and getting kids to develop healthy, lifelong habits through outdoor winter activities. (AP)

A fire of unknown cause on Wednesday afternoon in Waterville displaced five residents of a duplex. The fire at 48 Silver St. began about 1:45 p.m. in a second story bedroom. According to the Bangor Daily News the high temperatures and humidity made it tough going for the firefighters. But, the main concern for firefighters was that three of the people living in the duplex could not be accounted for about two hours after the fire, but firefighters eventually learned that the three were at an appointment in Portland. (BDN)

More than a year after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, a piece of a plane's wing has been found on the French island of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean. Air safety investigators are looking into whether the plane part could belong to the Boeing 777 that disappeared March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board. (AP)

A Minnesota dentist who killed a well-known, protected lion while on a hunt in Zimbabwe is telling his patients to find another dentist. Walter James Palmer has become a target of outrage from across the world. And he remains secluded in the face of protests Wednesday at his suburban Minneapolis clinic and intense condemnation online. In Zimbabwe, a hunting guide and a farm owner appeared in court Wednesday on allegations they helped Palmer kill the lion. (AP)

The Afghan Taliban say they're "not aware" of a new round of peace talks expected to take place in Pakistan on Friday. A Taliban statement appears to indicate that they will not participate in the second round of the official face-to-face talks with the Afghan government. It's not clear if they're completely pulling out of the talks, which began earlier this month. The statement comes a day after the Kabul government announced the reclusive Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, has been dead for more than two years. (AP)

Police in Australia say the decomposed remains of a young girl found in a suitcase do not belong to missing British girl Madeleine McCann. The bones were found dumped earlier this month in bushes near the South Australia state capital Adelaide. Police say 43 children have now been eliminated as the victim in the murder investigation, including Madeleine, who was 3 years old when she went missing while on vacation in Portugal with her family in 2007. The case has never been solved. (AP)

A judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday about whether the Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles can sell a hilltop convent overlooking Hollywood to pop singer Katy Perry. An order of nuns owns the multimillion dollar property and has sold it to a businesswoman who wants to develop it into a hotel and restaurant. The archbishop, however, contends the nuns didn't have authority to make the sale and that Perry's $14.5 million offer for the property is a better deal. (AP)

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