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

Police say a dog had to be rescued after it drove a pickup truck into a lake Ellsworth.  A man was walking the dog near Branch Lake on Saturday afternoon He put the dog into the truck after an encounter with another dog. While the two dog owners spoke, the Yorkshire terrier managed to bump the truck into gear, causing it to roll about 75 feet into the lake, and bounce off a rock before sinking in roughly 10 feet of water. Police say a family friend immediately swam into the lake and saved the trapped dog. A towing company was called in to remove the truck, which is considered a total loss. No humans or dogs were injured. (AP)

A rally in support of Planned Parenthood has brought about 350 supporters to downtown Portland in a scene that also included a handful of counter-demonstrators and topless feminists. The event is one of dozens scheduled nationwide in support of Planned Parenthood and it took place Tuesday. National Republicans are pushing to strip Planned Parenthood's federal. Republican presidential candidates are also condemning Planned Parenthood for its work providing fetal tissue. Demonstrators at the Portland rally shared stories about services they have received from Planned Parenthood over the years. Speakers stressed the need for affordable health care. (AP)

An Augusta vacant buildings ordinance modified to apply only to empty buildings that are also abandoned, in foreclosure, unsecured or neglected is up for a final council vote by the city council Thursday. According to the KJ, the goal of the ordinance is to help the city prevent and address problems arising mainly from buildings foreclosed upon by large banks and left vacant, unsecured or unmaintained. By requiring the owners of such buildings to register and to provide contact information for a responsible person, the city at least would be able to reach somebody to order the person to take care of problems at the properties. Councilors meet to consider a final vote on the proposed ordinance Thursday. (centralmaine.com)

MaineGeneral Medical Center is among those to receive federal funding aimed at arming police with tools to save the lives of those who overdose on heroin and prescription pain pills. According to the KJ, sheriff’s departments in Aroostook, Knox, Sagadahoc and Waldo counties have signed up for the training so far. Sheriff’s deputies are often the first ones on the scene when there is a report of an overdose of heroin or an opiate-based prescription drug. The grant also will be used to encourage physicians to prescribe the drug to those at risk of an overdose and to increase training and the number of kits available to patients at risk for an overdose and their families. (centralmaine.com)

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Joaquin (wah-KEEN') has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and could reach hurricane strength on Wednesday. Its latest position was about 360 miles east of the northwestern Bahamas. A hurricane watch is in effect for the Central Bahamas. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Marty is nearly stationary off Mexico's Pacific coast. A tropical storm warning is in effect for an area that includes Acapulco. (AP)

After several denied appeals, Georgia has executed its only female death row inmate. Kelly Renee Gissendaner was put to death by lethal injection shortly after midnight at the state prison in Jackson. She was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slaying of her husband. She conspired with her lover, who stabbed Douglas Gissendaner to death. Her lover is serving a life prison sentence. (AP)

The Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples says she met briefly with the pope during his visit to the United States. Kim Davis' lawyer, Mat Staver, says Davis met with Pope Francis last Thursday afternoon at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C., for less than 15 minutes. Davis spent five days in jail for defying a federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.(AP)

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