Maine

A woman who had been reported missing was killed in a car crash on the Maine Turnpike early Wednesday morning, according to state police. Jean Robinson, 78, of Gorham, who suffered from cognitive impairment, was last heard from around 9 a.m. Tuesday. She was supposed to drive to Southwest Harbor but never arrived. Police checked her home but she was…

Two people were arrested on drug and robbery related charges after a four-hour standoff with police in east-central Maine on Monday. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said that around 2:50 p.m. Monday they responded to the scene of a barricaded person at 92 Bradley Road in Milford, a town of about 3,000 residents located about 5 miles north of Orono….

We’re finally flipping the page to sunny skies and dry weather. Our low pressure south of the region gradually moves south, leading to increasing sunshine & warming temperatures. Due to wet ground and clearing skies, New Hampshire faced a dense fog advisory this morning as visibility ranged from ¼ to 0 miles. The forecast for the upcoming days will feature…

After a cloud filled Saturday across southern New England with rain showers thrown in from southeast MA to CT, we are finally going to see some sunshine along with warm temperatures today.  The pesky low we’ve been dealing with all week, in some way, shape, and form, finally loosened its grip last night and is spinning away from the...

Saturday night: Lows in the upper 40s inland, low 50s east. Cloudy, slowly decreasing clouds near sunrise.
Sunday: Decreasing clouds with plenty of PM sun, highs in the 70s, light NE wind.

We had another soggy start to the day as showers spread across much of southern New England overnight. Improving conditions took over Saturday afternoon as much of the rain activity shifted offshore and exited. The low pressure system south of New England causing the continued rainfall will decrease in coverage, becoming more localized, primarily south to the Massachusetts Turnpike. Cloudy…

Heavy rain slammed parts of Western and Central Mass yesterday. Towns around Springfield and west of Worcester saw between 2-4 inches of water in the downpours. This was a sneaky setup where a narrowly focused plume of water vapor focused the rain from New York City north to Massachusetts. Thankfully, that plume has dissolved, as a storm system has formed…

A man who was allegedly drunk was involved in a 4-hour standoff with police in southern Maine on Thursday, during which he repeatedly waved a sword around in a threatening manner. Maine State Police said they were called to a residence on Colcord Pond Road in Porter at 5:24 p.m. Thursday for a report of a man who was intoxicated,…

Widely varied rainfall amounts will fall across New England over the coming 24 hours, from localized amounts over five inches, with pockets of flooding in western Connecticut, to nothing at all in some of northern New England.  The culprit is a storm that – in some way, shape and form – has been stalled over the ocean south of New…

A popular Maine restaurant and an iconic general store were destroyed in a massive fire in Port Clyde this week. The fire started around 11 p.m. Wednesday at the Dip Net Restaurant and spread to the Port Clyde General Store and the Monhegan Boat Line building, according to News Center Maine. The general store is one of the most well-known…

A woman was charged with driving under the influence after crashing head-on into two other cars on the highway in Maine on Thursday morning. Authorities say they responded to a report of a 2012 Toyota Sienna that had pulled over at median marker 24 in Freeport at around 9:07 a.m. Police say they searched the area for the van but…

Maine’s public utility regulators approved an extension Tuesday of an energy assistance program that is expected to help tens of thousands of low-income state residents while potential cuts to federal assistance loom. Members of the Maine Public Utilities Commission said the decision extends assistance to as many as 46,000 additional residents. The commission approved a one-time boost to its Low-Income…

Police announced that three people were arrested in connection to a murder the occurred in 2017 in Whitneyville, Maine. The people arrested were identified by authorities as 33-year-old Justin Matthews, 27-year-old Leanza Boney and 27-year-old Basilio Liranzo. They were arrested in connection to the murder of 48-year-old Wayne Foss, whose body was discovered in a structure fire, police say. Foss’s…

A 4-year-old boy who was reported missing on Monday in Hampden, Maine, was found seriously injured at a nearby residence a short time later. Shortly before noon Monday, Hampden police said they responded to Kennebec Road for a report of a lost 4-year-old. By the time they arrived at the scene, the boy had already been located at a nearby…

Three people were killed when a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed went off the road, crashed into a culvert and rolled over early Sunday morning in central Maine, officials said. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. Sunday on Phillips Road near Merryman Road in Glenburn, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. Three male...

NASCAR driver-turned-politician Austin Theriault announced Monday that he’s entering the Republican primary seeking an opportunity to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in what’s expected to be one of the country’s most competitive 2024 House races. Theriault, who made his announcement on radio shows, said he’ll “come in with fire” to confront issues like inflation, illegal border crossings and...

Authorities are looking for a man suspected of robbing a Shaw’s Supermarket in Falmouth, Maine on Saturday morning. Police say they responded to a report of a robbery at the Grocery store around 10 a.m. but the suspect had already fled, according to reports from News Center Maine. The man was described as a middle aged or older white...

One man is dead and another man is injured after a two car crash in North Waterboro, Maine on Friday morning. Authorities responded to 1068 Sokokis Trail at around 10:32 a.m. Police say a a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee crossed the center line and struck a 2013 GMC Pickup truck. The driver of the Jeep was identified as 35-year-old Joshua…

An 43-year-old hiker who broke her ankle while climbing Mt. Katahdin’s treacherous Knife Edge Trail was rescued by National Guardsmen using a Black Hawk helicopter earlier this week. According to the Maine National Guard, the hiker broke her ankle on Wednesday, leading Baxter State Park staff to ask for assistance getting the woman off the mountain. Mt. Katahdin is...

A toddler was struck and killed by a tow truck in Chelsea, Maine, on Wednesday afternoon, state police said. Around 2:23 p.m. Wednesday, state police responded to Windsor Road in Chelsea for a report of a child struck by a tow truck. When they arrived at the scene, troopers learned that a 62-year-old male driver from Chelsea was headed north…