Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Officer Involved Shooting in Augusta (Augusta) Four Augusta and one Capitol Police Officer involved in a shooting Sunday night. The officers responded to Northern Avenue about 11 pm on a report of a man armed with a firearm threatening other residents at the location. 22 yo Liban S. Mohamed of Lewiston reportedly opened […]
Crime/Drugs/Public Safety Knox County Slowly Rebuilds RCC (Knox Co) Last year, the Knox County RCC found itself in such dire straits due to a lack of staffing, 9-1-1 calls had to be directed to Waldo County. The Pen Bay Pilot reports while it’s still a work in progress, Knox County administrators are celebrating a slow […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Route 9 Crash Victims Identified (Twp 30) Authorities have identified the two people killed in Wednesday’s crash on Route 9 as 35 yo Tiffany Tinker and her passenger, 36 yo Jennifer Sutherland, both of New Brunswick, Canada. The crash happened about 11 a.m. in Township 30 when the women rounded a curve in […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Maine State Police Investigate Fatal Crash in Washington County (Twp 30) Two people are dead following a crash on Route 9 in Washington County Wednesday morning. Public Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7 a small sedan was traveling west in Township 30 about 11 yesterday morning when it collided with a […]
Local Politics Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel to Release Biennial Report (Augusta) The Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel will release its 14th Biennial Report later this morning. The report details the Panel’s analysis of 28 domestic abuse homicides that occurred between 2015 and 2022 and provides recommendations for investments in resources, programming, services, advocacy and education designed to prevent […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Congressman Jared Golden’s Office Vandalized (Bangor) Vandals struck Congressman Jared Golden’s office in Bangor this week. WABI-TV reports the perpetrators spray painted “Ceasefire now insallah” in red paint on the windows. “Insallah” is an Arabic expression meaning “God willing”. The message likely refers to the Israeli-Hamas war. Golden released a statement saying his […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Saturday Storm Brings Record Breaking Tides (Maine) Saturday’s storm brought astronomically high tides, and once again flooded roads and causeways already damaged by last Wednesday’s Finn. The tides washed up even more debris on Marlboro Beach in Lamoine, Sorrento, Machias, Seawall and elsewhere. Portland set an all-time record high tide on Saturday. CBS […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs DMR Urges Those with Storm-Damaged Property to Report Issues (Augusta) Wednesday’s storm resulted in unprecedented damage to property along Maine’s working waterfront. The Department of Marine Resources is working closely with Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Emergency Management Agency to assess the extent of the damage and says it is imperative that […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Storm Brings Flooding, Power Outages (Downeast Maine) Wednesday’s storm was a fast moving one, but powerful winds nonetheless brought power outages, and many roads were temporarily closed due to storm surge and flooding. In Machias, the temporary dike bridge built just last month to carry motorists over the river when the current bridge […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Stormy Wednesday (Maine) Ready or not, another powerful storm is upon us. School closings began coming in to Star 97.7 as early as yesterday afternoon, and all State Offices have delayed opening until Noon today. Steve McKay will keep us updated throughout the day, and we’ll have the latest closings and delays throughout […]
