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Local News 11/06/24

6 AM – Donald Trump has won another four years in the White House.  The Associated Press called the race for the Republican after he captured 277 electoral votes compared to Harris’s 224, with four states yet to report. Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Tractor-Trailer Crash Injures Pedestrian on I-95 (Newport)  A construction worker was injured Tuesday afternoon […]

Local News 11/05/24

Election Day  Crime/Public Safety/Drugs  Ellsworth Man to Serve Time for Allegedly Failing to Pay Taxes (Ellsworth)  An Ellsworth man who authorities say failed to pay nearly $190K in state income taxes will serve 60 days in jail.  The Bangor Daily News reports 50 yo Cary Harper was given a deferred sentence after he plead guilty […]

Local News 11/04/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs November is Carbon Monoxide Month (Maine)  November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness month.  Experts say the colorless, odorless gas can cause sickness and even death, so it’s important to understand its causes and how to protect ourselves.  One source? Portable generators.  According to the Portable Generator Manufacturers Association, the only safe place to use […]

Local News 11/01/24

Happy November!  Don’t forget to set your clocks back this weekend!  Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Skowhegan House Fire (Skowhegan)  The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a house fire in Skowhegan.  The Skowhegan Fire Department was called to a home on Waterville Road shortly after 3 yesterday afternoon.  They say one person was able to make it out […]

Local News 10/31/24

Happy Halloween!  Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Three Killed in Head-On Crash (Raymond)  Three people died Wednesday morning when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an SUV head on near the Gray-Raymond town line.  The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reports an initial investigation found 56 yo Gregory Logue of Windham, the driver of the pickup, […]

Local News 10/30/24

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs More Details Emerge on Charges Against Republican Lawmaker (Sanford)  More details have emerged about charges against a Republican lawmaker who turned himself in Monday after a warrant was issued over the weekend.  The Bangor Daily News reports 45 yo Lucas Lanigan of Springvale allegedly choked his partner Friday after she confronted him about […]