Maine

Maine Apr 21

Maine police looking for man missing several days

Police in Maine are searching for a Greenbush man who has been missing for several days. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says they received a missing person report on Thursday for 47-year-...

Maine Apr 21

27-year-old arrested in Maine after people were robbed, threatened at 3 churches
Maine Apr 21

Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states

Maine Feb 5

Authorities investigating series of shooting incidents in southern Maine

The York County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating a series of recent shooting incidents targeting homes in southern Maine. On Jan. 4, 28 and on Feb. 2, shots were fired at a home on Rich...
Maine Feb 5

Cyberattack targets Maine healthcare provider's computer servers

A cyberattack targeted a major Maine healthcare provider’s computer servers over the weekend, leading the company to temporarily take all of its patient records offline. Northern Light Health to...
Maine Feb 3

11 people arrested during pro-Palestine protest in Maine

Almost a dozen people were arrested at a protest in Portland, Maine, on Friday afternoon. The protest showing support for Palestine and calling for a ceasefire in Israel started at around 1:30 p.m., a...
Maine Feb 3

Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world's tallest flagpole

The family behind an audacious plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole as the centerpiece of a billion-dollar development honoring veterans in rural Down East Maine is abandoning the idea, an...

Maine Feb 1

Maine police find new details in 40-year-old New Hampshire missing person's case

Police in Kittery, Maine, have uncovered new information regarding a missing persons case from 1983 with the help of a true crime podcast host, according to a press release from the Kittery police department. Kittery resident Reeves K. Johnson, 31, went missing on Feb. 3, 1983, sometime after leaving his welding job in Exeter, New Hampshire. Over t...
Maine Jan 31

Man shot dead after crashing truck, approaching officer with knife in Maine

A Massachusetts man was shot and killed by a police officer in Fryeburg, Maine, on Tuesday night after leading authorities on a car chase through two states. Fryeburg police said that Kenneth Ellis, 52, whose last known address was in Hyannis, died at the scene after he was shot by police officer Michael St. Laurent, according to News Center Maine&...
Maine Jan 31

Biden approves major disaster declaration for Maine after storm, flooding

President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration that will help 10 counties in Maine after a storm caused severe flooding back in December, Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday. The storm caused power outages and damaged properties across central and western Maine, Mills said. Biden also approved Mills’ request to make direct assistance a...
Maine Jan 31

‘Doing nothing is not an option': Maine gov. announces series of proposals following mass shootings

Maine Gov. Janet Mills called Tuesday evening for strengthening the state’s yellow flag law, boosting background checks for private sales of weapons and bolstering mental crisis care, telling lawmakers that there’s broad support for action to prevent future tragedies following the deadliest mass shootings in state history. The Democrati...
Maine Jan 30

Maine sheriff's deputy injured in tractor-trailer rollover

A Maine sheriff’s deputy was injured on Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer rolled over, striking his cruiser. Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, state police said a tractor-trailer driven by 41-year-old Kristofer Higgins, of Baileyville, was driving on the westbound on-ramp of Interstate 395 in Brewer when he failed to propertly negotiate the turn. H...
Maine Jan 29

Maine lawmakers consider request to give subpoena power to committee investigating mass shooting

A Maine legislative committee considered an emergency request on Monday to grant powers to a panel investigating last year’s Lewiston mass shooting that the state’s governor said are critical to unraveling how the killings unfolded. An independent commission is investigating the October shootings that killed 18 people in a bowling alley...
assault Jan 29

Boy, 4, seriously hurt in NH, man arrested in Maine a week later

A man was arrested in Maine on Friday, a week after allegedly seriously injuring a 4-year-old boy in Nashua, New Hampshire, authorities said. First responders found the child with serious injuries to his head and face on Jan. 19, according to Nashua police, and detectives identified Jose Gurley, 25, as the suspect, but learned he was in Maine. Work...
Maine Jan 29

Maine community mourns town manager who died saving 4-year-old son who fell through ice

A Maine town is mourning the loss of their town manager, who died after rescuing his 4-year-old son after both plunged through the ice at a local pond on Friday morning. Kevin Howell, 51, of Carmel, was crossing a portion of Etna Pond with his son less than a mile from their house around 6:30 a.m. Friday when they broke…
Maine Jan 28

Maine man dies after rescuing 4-year-old son when both fall through ice at pond

A 51-year-old Carmel man died after rescuing his 4-year-old son when both plunged through the ice at a nearby pond Friday morning, according to the Maine Warden Service. Kevin Howell and his son and were crossing a portion of Etna Pond when both broke through the ice at approximately 6:30 a.m., about a third of a mile from their house…....
Donald Trump Jan 26

Collins announces she will not endorse Trump

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Thursday she will not back former President Donald Trump if he wins the Republican nomination, NBC affiliate News Center Maine reported. While the longtime Republican senator did not officially endorse another candidate in the primary, she said she’s happy former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is still in the ra...
food & drink Jan 23

3 New England eateries rank among Yelp's best 100 US restaurants

Calling all New England foodies! Three of the country’s 100 most highly rated restaurants are right here in New England, including one in Boston, according to a new list unveiled by Yelp. Union Park Pizza, a brick-oven pizzeria based in Boston’s Back Bay, was one of the spots to make the cut. The Newbury Street restaurant says it prides...
Lewiston, Maine mass shootings Jan 8

911 calls from Lewiston shootings released: ‘we have another active shooter'

Transcripts from 911 calls made during and after the mass shootings that left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, in October were released on Monday. The 51 partially redacted call transcripts, released by the Maine Department of Public Safety, depict people who witnessed the shootings at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and...
Maine Dec 28, 2023

Review defends police action before Maine mass shootings. Legal experts say questions persist

An independent report conducted for a police agency clears the agency’s response to growing concerns about the mental health of a man who later went on to commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, but it does reveal missed opportunities to intervene to prevent the tragedy, legal experts said Friday. Despite receiving warnings about...
Maine Dec 11, 2023

Brain sample from Maine gunman to be examined for injury related to Army Reserves

A brain sample from a gunman who killed 18 people in Maine has been sent to a lab in Massachusetts to be examined for signs of injury related to his service in the Army Reserves. The office of the chief medical examiner on Monday said it wants to know if a brain injury stemming from 40-year-old Robert Card’s military service...
mental health Dec 5, 2023

Christmas trees across Maine honor victims of suicide

The holiday season can be tough for anyone mourning the loss of a loved one. This year, a mother who lost her son to suicide is trying to raise awareness for those struggling with mental health issues.
Lewiston, Maine mass shootings Nov 21, 2023

Emotional holiday season begins in Lewiston after last month's tragedy

Nearly a month after mass shootings left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, residents are preparing for an emotional holiday season. The roads around Dufresne Plaza shut down Tuesday as workers hoisted Lewiston’s Christmas tree up from the ground. Throughout the city, Christmas lights and decorations illuminated windows, along with blue heart...

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