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Man struck and killed by front-end loader at Maine sand and gravel company
A 43-year-old man was killed when he was struck by the bucket of a front-end loader while walking across the yard at a Maine sand and gravel company on Monday, according to state police. Troopers from the Maine State Police said they responded to Dayton Sand and Gravel around 12:03 p.m. Monday for a report of a worker who had…
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2 lawmen linked to Maine's deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff
Two law enforcement officers who were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, last year are squaring off to become sheriff.
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Fatal fire under investigation in Maine, home a total loss
Authorities are investigating a fatal fire in Auburn, Maine. The Fire Marshal’s Office said their investigators were called to a residential fire on Washington Street in Auburn around 2:30 a.m. Monday. During their investigation, they said human remains were located. The remains have been transported to the state medical examiner’s office in Augusta for positive identification, but investigators said...
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Man charged with intentionally hitting ATV with his car in southern Maine
A 50-year-old man is facing charges after authorities say he intentionally crashed his car into an ATV driven by a teen on Saturday in southern Maine. The York County Sheriff’s Department said their deputies responded to the intersection of Buff Brook Road and Lake Sherburne Road in Waterboro around 5 p.m. Saturday for a disturbance. Their investigation determined that...
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84-year-old Mass. woman injured during hike in Maine
The extent of injury the woman suffered was not disclosed.
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20-year-old arrested in connection to murder in Maine
Maine State Police say they arrested 20-year-old Tyler Quirion of Waterville.
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Woman arrested for 4-month-old's death in Maine
Maine State Police say 54-year-old Lisa Barney of Oakland was charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of 4-month-old infant on September 8, 2023.
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53-year-old dead in single-vehicle crash in Maine
A 53-year-old man died in a single-car crash in Albion, Maine on Friday night. Maine State Police say they responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on East Benton Road at around 7:41 p.m. Authorities say 53-year-old James T. McGarey was driving a Dodge pick-up before leaving the roadway and striking a rock. Police say that life-saving measures…
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The Midwest could offer fall's most electric foliage but leaf peepers in New England won't miss out
Color change and timing depend on the weather in the fall, but cooler nighttime temperatures and shorter days should enhance the colors, Ross said.
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Hiker rescued by helicopter from Acadia National Park in Maine
A 58-year-old hiker had to be rescued by a helicopter after injuring himself on the Beehive Trail at Maine’s Acadia National Park on Wednesday. Acadia National Park said in a press release that park rangers responded to a report of a man experiencing a serious medical event on the Beehive Trail around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Park rangers coordinated with...
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Teen killed in pickup truck, moped crash in Maine
A 17-year-old was killed when the moped he was riding on was struck by a pickup truck in Augusta, Maine, on Tuesday afternoon. Augusta police said they responded to a motor vehicle crash at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Rusty Lantern convenience store and gas station at 670 Civic Center Drive. Preliminary investigation determined that a Chevrolet Silverado…
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Mass. man seriously injured in Maine skydiving accident
A Massachusetts man was badly injured after making a hard landing during a skydiving accident in Maine on Monday. Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, was injured when he fell hard following complications skydiving in Lebanon, Maine, just before noon Monday. He was taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, the York County Sheriff’s Department said. He was…
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After Maine mass shooting, bill would require Army to use state crisis laws to remove weapons
A bill that’s being introduced Monday after a mass shooting in Maine would require the Army to use state crisis intervention laws to remove the weapons of a service member who is deemed to be a serious threat to themselves or others, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the bill’s sponsor. The Armed Forces Crisis Intervention Notification Act is aimed...
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Body found in river near Maine park, police say
Maine State Police said they are investigating after a body was found in a river in Falmouth over the weekend. Falmouth police were called to the Presumpscot River adjacent to Walton Park at 11:49 a.m. Saturday for a report of a suspicious object. When they arrived, they said they determined the object to be the deceased body of an adult…
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Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base
A fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar showed deficiencies about a year before it discharged gallons of firefighting foam containing harmful chemicals in Maine’s biggest accidental spill of the fire suppressant on record, according to a recently released report. It’s not known, however, if those deficiencies, which included some non-functioning sensors, led to what happened on...
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Maine man tries to escape court in handcuffs
Nicholas Carter, 31, had been found guilty of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child.
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Jurors help detain a man who flees a Maine courthouse in handcuffs
Nicholas Carter, 31, had been found guilty of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child
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Pileup on I-95 in Augusta leaves passenger, dog dead, Maine police say
A person died when a pickup truck rear-ended her SUV in a construction zone on Interstate 95 in Augusta, Maine, on Friday, police said. A dog in the SUV died as well, according to Maine State Police. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was facing charges in the crash, which involved five vehicles in total. The crash took place about…
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Walmart in central Maine evacuated following bomb threat
A Walmart store in Augusta, Maine, was evacuated on Thursday afternoon due to a bomb threat. Augusta police said all customers and employees evacuated the store on Civic Center Drive around 2:20 p.m. A police bomb sniffing dog responded to the scene. Around 4:45 p.m., the building was cleared and allowed to reopen. The investigation into the bomb threat remains…
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Owner of Maine massage parlor arrested on sex trafficking charges
The owner of a massage parlor in Lewiston, Maine, has been arrested on sex trafficking charges, police confirmed Thursday. Richard Qiu of Brooklyn, New York, has ties to several massage parlors in Maine, according to Lewiston Police, who began investigating reports of an illicit massage parlor on Sabattus Street in March of this year. When investigators executed search warrants on…