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Another victim of the Lewiston mass shooting was discharged from Central Maine Medical Center as staff members lined the halls in what they call an “emotional sendoff.” “Following complicated surgery and weeks of recovery, the patient was cleared to return home, exactly six weeks since the incident occurred,” the CMMC wrote in a news release. It leaves one final victim…

Maine’s public university system is offering free tuition to family members of those who died and to those who were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in state history, officials said Wednesday.

The Lewiston Blue Devils beat Deering 3-2 on Saturday in the Class A boys’ soccer state championship game weeks after mass shootings took place in the Maine city.

Seven legal, investigative and medical experts will serve on the independent commission investigating the deadly massacre in Lewiston, Maine, last month, authorities announced Thursday. Maine Gov. Janet Mills had previously announced she would create the commission to investigate the Oct. 25 massacre, which left 18 people dead in two locations. Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey said in a joint…

All three patients who were taken in critical condition from the Lewiston mass shootings to a Maine hospital have now been upgraded to stable condition. The last of the patients was upgraded from critical condition, Central Maine Medical Center said Sunday. “We are grateful that these patients continue to improve and get well,” said John Alexander, chief medical officer at…

A man has been arrested on a warrant for murder after a five hour standoff with police in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday, Maine State Police say a man, identified as 40-year-old Anthony Ayotte, of Lewiston, was dropped off at St. Mary’s Hospital at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. After an investigation, police...

Biden came to Lewiston, Maine, on Friday for what presidents do in these moments of horror and grief: lend comfort to the families of the victims and show support for a reeling community.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be in Maine this week to honor the victims of the mass shootings in Lewiston. The Bidens will travel to Lewiston Friday and are expecting to arrive at Brunswick Executive Airport at 2:25 p.m. The White House said they will “pay respects to the victims of this horrific attack and grieve…

Moments before a man opened fire in a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, Thomas Giberti was watching a youth bowling league play. “Somebody mentioned there was a screw or something loose in a piece of equipment, so he had gone down to the back of the bowling alley to get a screw driver,” said Will Bourgault, Giberti’s nephew. The...

The tragedy in Maine has devastated the deaf community in New England, with four deaf cornhole players were among the 18 victims killed in the shootings. The deaf victims were killed at Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston. A gunman opened fire there and at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley. He was found dead in Lisbon Friday evening. One of…

UPDATE (Friday, Oct. 27): The man suspected in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings has been found dead, authorities confirmed. More details here. As the manhunt for alleged mass Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card continues into the weekend, Maine officials announced Friday evening during a news conference that hunting would be indefinitely prohibited in four communities that are at the center…

UPDATE (Friday, Oct. 27): The man suspected in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings has been found dead, authorities confirmed. More details here. A digital tip line has opened specifically for the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings, as the urgent search for suspected gunman Robert Card stretches into its third day. The tip website may be found here, and it allows people…

A volunteer youth bowling coach known for encouraging children and a bar manager whose father said died “a hero” were among the at least 18 people killed and 13 injured in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine. All 18 have bene identified

Authorities have not released the names of the 18 people killed in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, but their family members and friends have begun sharing their stories.

Sen. Susan Collins made the remarks after at least 18 people were killed Wednesday at two locations in Lewiston.

UPDATE (Friday, Oct. 27): The man suspected in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings has been found dead, authorities confirmed. More details here. U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate Democrat who represents the Maine district where Wednesday’s mass shootings took place, says his previous objection to an assault weapons ban was a mistake. Golden is a native of Lewiston, where...

UPDATE (Friday, Oct. 27): The man suspected in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings has been found dead, authorities confirmed. More details here. The deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday hit home for Gov. Janet Mills — she lived in the city for years, she noted at a news conference Thursday. Mills announced that 18 people were killed and…

As the tight-knit New England state of Maine grieves the nearly 20 lives lost in Wednesday night’s mass shootings in Lewiston, new details were announced by law enforcement during a news conference about the victims and timeline of events. Maine Governor Janet Mills and the state’s law enforcement officials gave a news conference at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, announcing...

Amid an urgent manhunt for the person of interest in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting, Massachusetts State Police is in close contact with law enforcement in Maine, and is ready to be deployed there if need be, the agency said Thursday morning. As of Thursday morning, there was no confirmed connection of Robert Card and Massachusetts, state police said. A…

Maine Governor Janet Mills addressed the media after a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.