1. Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson, calling on supporters to help boost his campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. (WGME)
2. The Maine man accused of driving into a family of four during Lincoln’s Loonfest has been arrested again after police say he led officers on a pursuit and crashed into a police cruiser. Carl Hartley now faces new charges, including operating under the influence of drugs, refusing to stop for police, and violating his release conditions. (WMTW)
3. The Bonny Eagle School District is scrambling to replace playground equipment after a certified inspection found serious safety issues, including broken equipment and exposed rusted metal. The district has already begun removing unsafe structures and plans to replace them with new ADA-compliant playgrounds. (WMTW)
4. OpenAI has expanded its new ChatGPT Health feature to all U.S. users 18 and older, allowing people to connect their medical records for more personalized health answers. OpenAI says health data won’t be used to train its AI models or for advertising, and nearly 3 in 10 adults now report using AI to answer medical questions. (TT)
5. Lil Wayne celebrates more than 20 years of Carter classics tonight at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor. The show is the rescheduled makeup date from June 30, and the lineup has been updated with French Montana and Maine’s own C-Dot 416 joining the bill. (HRM)
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