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Local News 01/20/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Newburgh Man Missing, Found Dead (Newburgh)  A Newburgh man was found deceased last Thursday after he inadvertently became locked in a shed on his property.  Family members reported the 73 yo missing when they were unable to contact him.  After searching the residence, authorities discovered a small shed on the property and found […]

Local News 01/17/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Sidney Fatal Crash (Sidney)  Maine State Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Thursday in Sidney.  Public Information Officer Shannon Moss tells Star 97.7, troopers responded to a report of a crash on I-95 SB in Sidney about 7 yesterday morning and found a Nissan pickup in the trees in the median.  […]

Local News 01/16/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Two Injured in Head-On Crash in Northport (Northport)  Two people were injured, one seriously, in a Wednesday morning crash involving a tractor trailer on Atlantic Highway in Northport.  The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reports to Star 97.7, about 10:30 yesterday morning, 31 yo Cody Arsenault was traveling south in his 2006 Subaru Outback […]

Local News 01/15/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Robbery Suspect at Large (Bangor)  Authorities this morning continue to search for a suspect who they say robbed the Irving at Broadway and Griffin Road in Bangor around 7 Sunday night.  They say the man was between 5 feet 8 inches and 6 foot two, weighing between 250 and 300 pounds.  The suspect […]

Local News 01/14/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MSP Investigating Child Death in Corinna (Corinna)  Maine State Police are investigating the death of a child in the Penobscot County town of Corinna.  Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, shortly before 8:30 Sunday morning, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s office responded to a report from a woman who said her […]

Local News 01/13/25

Local News AM   01/13/25 Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Dedham Woman Arrested on Domestic Assault Charges (Dedham)  A Dedham woman was arrested Saturday on charges of domestic violence assault.  The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence in Dedham about 2 a.m. on January 11th.  No details were given, but authorities took 51 yo Lynn […]

Local News 01/10/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Multiple Arrests in Steuben Vehicle Arson Case (Steuben)  The State Fire Marshal’s Office has made multiple arrests in connection with an October 13th vehicle fire that happened on Pinkham Bay Bridge Road in Steuben.  An investigation determined the blaze to be a case of arson and led authorities to arrest 30 yo Cameron […]

Local News 01/09/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs HVFD Gets Final Approval for New Station (Hancock)  The Hancock Volunteer Fire Department is getting a new station. The department currently has two stations – one at each end of town.  But their primary station built back in 1957 is too small to accommodate their needs. The fire department tells WABI, they recently received […]

Local News 01/08/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Suspect Wanted in Edgecomb Homicide Arrested in California (Edgecomb)  Last month investigators found the body of 34 yo William “Nate” Robinson of Virginia inside a trash barrel in the Schmid Preserve on the Old County Road in Edgecomb.  The medical examiner determined Robinson died of a gunshot wound and ruled the death a […]

Local News 01/07/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs U.S. Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments from Mainers (Undated)  Retired US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be back on the bench Wednesday morning in the U.S. Court of Appeals.  He’ll be hearing arguments from two cases that originated here in Maine.  Maine Public reports Justice Breyer will hear from Bar Harbor […]