“It takes so long to hire and train [an officer] that it's devastating when we lose one. You've lost all of that experience and you have to start all the way back over.” Read More
A drunk driver injured a Westbrook police officer early Thursday morning when he crashed into the cop’s marked cruiser, police said. Read More
One person was killed in an early morning crash in Turner. Read More
Josh Easler, Amber Shaw and Fernando Vazquez were arrested in connection with an operation that busted a drug trafficking ring in The County, authorities said. Read More
Hudson Adams, 20, has been charged with operating without a license and operating under the influence, Gorham police said. Read More
A car burst into flames as a crane dropped it on the facility’s junkyard pile, said Carmel Fire Chief Ralph Shaw. Read More
Drug agents have charged nine people accused of operating a massive drug trafficking ring out of Aroostook County, authorities said. Read More
Douglas Fletcher, 35, faces misdemeanor terrorizing and disorderly noise charges stemming from the incident. Read More
The three men only made it about 25 feet before troopers caught up with them, according to the Maine State Police. Read More
A total of 16 fire departments and the Maine Forest Service helped douse the blase at Ideal Recycling in Carmel. Read More
The boy allegedly stole a car and later hit a Holden police cruiser as an officer tried to stop him from fleeing, authorities said. Read More
Aurora Smith, 29, of South Berwick lost control of her truck and struck a tree on Sunday. Read More
A Norway man died in a Sunday morning house fire, authorities said. Read More
A Maine hunger relief organization that last year distributed nearly 30 million pounds of food has received a $50,000 grant to build a cold storage unit at its Hampden facility. Read More
A squirrel had snuck through fencing at a Millinocket substation, causing the equipment to sense a disruption and shut down automatically, an Emera Maine spokeswoman said. Read More
Portland police have closed the two-year homicide investigation into the death of Anthony Best, 31, said Portland Police Lt. Robert Martin. Read More
Health Equity Alliance will begin offering a twice-weekly “triage” clinic providing medical advice and basic treatment to its clientele: people who use drugs, belong to the LGBT community or who have HIV/AIDS, Read More
Tyler Tibbetts, 22, is being held without bail at the Penobscot County Jail after a four-day stay at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Read More
The boy's body was found by a kayaker, according to the Maine Warden Service. Read More
Tyler Tibbetts reportedly squirmed through the partition separating the front and back seats of the cruiser. Read More
