Maine

Sgt. Jacob Wolterbeek, 41, was an 18-year veteran of the Biddeford Police Department and leaves behind a wife and three young children

In a surprising twist, a mistrial was declared Wednesday in the case of a Maine man accused of murder in connection with the 2022 Christmas Day death of a 3-year-old girl. Tyler Witham-Jordan, 30, of Edgecomb, was on trial in the homicide of Makinzlee Handrahan, but things took an unexpected and dramatic turn when the little girl’s mom was on…

A police sergeant was killed in a crash that occurred early Thursday morning on the Piscataqua River Bridge that carries Interstate 95 from New Hampshire to Maine. Maine State Police said they are investigating the fatal crash that involved two vehicles and occurred on the southbound side of the Maine Turnpike on the high-rise bridge at 1:14 a.m. Their initial…

A tractor-trailer loaded with oranges rolled over on the Maine Turnpike early Wednesday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to a crash on Interstate 95 north in New Gloucester around 3:30 a.m. Reports said that a tractor-trailer had left the highway and partially rolled over. Preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of the truck lost control and struck the…

Freeport, Maine-based L.L. Bean has announced a new round of layoffs this year. A company spokesman said in a statement to News Center Maine on Monday that the layoffs will impact between 50-75 people. That accounts to 2-3% of the company’s Maine-based staff. The company cited a “fluctuating retail landscape” and desire to “enable long-term growth” as reasons for...

Authorities investigating the death of a man whose body was found near a Maine nature preserve last week now say he was shot to death. A hunter called 911 Tuesday morning after finding the body near the Schmid Land Preserve in Edgecomb. On Monday, Maine State Police said the body had been identified as that of 34-year-old William Nathaniel Robinson…

A Massachusetts man was seriously injured when he was thrown from his pickup truck in a rollover crash on Interstate 95 in Maine on Monday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to a report of a crash with serious injury on I-95 in Bangor around 6:55 a.m. and found several motorists providing aid to the male driver of a…

Over 300 skiing Santas took to the slopes over the weekend in western Maine for a good cause. It was all part of Sunday River Resort’s 24th Annual Santa Sunday, with hundreds of skiers and riders dressing up as Santa Claus and skiing down the Broadway trail. The event raised $9,000 for The River Fund Maine, a local nonprofit, according…

Republican Austin Theriault on Wednesday ended a recount in his congressional race in Maine and conceded to Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, bringing to an end the closely watched contest a month after Election Day. Theriault decided to end the recount before its completion after early results did not show a significant change in the outcome after Golden won...

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead near the Schmid Land Preserve in Edgecomb, Maine, on Tuesday morning. A hunter called 911 to report the body near Old County Road around 9:30a.m., according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central have taken over the case. The body...

Police announced Wednesday that they have made an arrest in connection with a homicide that occurred two weeks ago in Westbrook, Maine. The arrest stems from a medical emergency call received by Westbrook police on Nov. 21, at 11:35 p.m. Police and rescue crews responding to the address at 34 Lamb St. found 59-year-old Robert Seger unresponsive in a bedroom….

A woman is dead after her SUV crashed into a rock off the roadway and then rolled over in Madison, Maine, Tuesday morning. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to the single-vehicle crash involving a Toyota Rav4 on Old County Road around 7:45 a.m., according to NBC10 Boston affiliate News Center Maine. The driver sustained fatal injuries...

Police say two men in their seventies who went missing from the Maine Veteran’s Home in Bangor earlier this week have been found safe. Bangor police had issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Gary Foster and 77-year-old Sidney Hoyt, who were last seen leaving the Maine Veteran’s Home on Hogan Road sometime between 7-8 a.m. on Tuesday. They said...

Stefanie Damron disappeared two months ago after walking into the woods behind her home in New Sweden, Maine.

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Months after Stefanie Damron, of New Sweden, Maine, was last seen, the FBI and state police offered a $15,000 reward as they searched for her.

The renowned author and lifelong rocker who used to perform with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band that featured literary icons, said Monday that at age 77, it’s time to say good-bye to three Bangor, Maine, stations that have been bleeding money. King kept the stations afloat for decades, and he said he and his wife, Tabitha, are proud...

Austin Theriault’s campaign has formally requested a recount in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race, the Secretary of State’s office confirmed in an email Monday morning. Emily Cook, a spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office, said the campaign has formally requested a recount, but it has not been scheduled yet. “We have not yet scheduled when it will be,...

The FBI and Maine State Police announced Monday that they are now offering a $15,000 reward in their ongoing search for a missing Maine teen. It’s been over two months since 14-year-old Stefanie Damron, of New Sweden, Maine, has been heard from. She was last seen walking into the woods behind her home on West Road on Sept. 23, according...

One person was injured in a 2-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Freeport, Maine, on Monday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to the crash involving a Volkswagen and a Toyota on I-295 south shortly before 7:30 a.m. The Toyota was going from the right lane to the left and struck the Volkswagen, causing the Volkswagen to go to…

Police responding to a domestic disturbance call in Westbrook, Maine, over the weekend shot and killed a man who refused to surrender and advanced upon officers. Westbrook police responded to a call about a domestic disturbance around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Arlington Avenue, according to News Center Maine. The woman who called police said her son, who suffered from mental…