Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Machias Honors Student Killed in Whiting Crash (Machias) If you’re heading to any games at Machias Memorial High School today or tomorrow, wear your green. Students and staff at the school are hosting green themed games in honor of Josh Dudley, a teen who died in a vehicle crash Sunday afternoon. Dudley’s car […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs FBI Says No Suspicious Letter Sent to Secretary of State’s Office (Augusta) An update on a story we brought you yesterday. WMTW initially reported among the suspicious letters sent to government officials across the country this week was a letter sent to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’s office. That report was based on […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Whitneyville Head On Injures Two (Whitneyville) A head-on crash in Whitneyville on Tuesday sent two people to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. Authorities say the crash occurred when 41 yo Patrick So of Ellsworth was traveling northbound on Route One, lost control of his vehicle, crossed the centerline and hit another car. […]
Local Politics Collins, King Urge Support of Armed Forces Crisis Intervention Notification Act (Washington, DC) Senator Susan Collins yesterday delivered remarks on the Senate floor, urging colleagues to support a bill she authored entitled, the Armed Forces Crisis Intervention Notification Act. Collins penned the bill in response to last October’s Lewiston mass shooting. The bipartisan […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sullivan Dollar General Arrest (Sullivan) The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Sullivan Dollar General last week for a reported possible robbery in progress. As a result of an ensuing investigation, officers arrested 23 yo Jacob Britton of Franklin. Britton is charged with theft by unauthorized taking and transfer. He was transported […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Augusta WalMart Bomb Threat (Augusta) Police Thursday afternoon responded to the Augusta WalMart for a terrorizing complaint. Chief Kevin Lully reports to Star 97.7, a message containing a bomb threat was left at the store, prompting authorities to evacuate staff and customers. Lully said the retail outlet was then temporarily closed. Maine State […]
