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 […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs 9-1-1 Transcripts from Lewiston Shooting Released (Augusta) Authorities on Monday released the 9-1-1 transcripts from the night of the October 25th shooting in Lewiston. The release contains 125 pages, documenting multiple calls and the chaos as the massacre unfolded. Transcripts are available to the public, and while some sensitive information has been redacted, […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bellows Warns of Misleading Solicitations (Augusta) Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is warning Maine corporations and non-profits to be on the lookout for a misleading solicitation they may have received in the mail, offering to file annual reports on their behalf. The service asks a $210 fee and comes from an organization identified […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Water Street Shooting Details Updated (Ellsworth) The man accused of shooting at Ellsworth Police officers while they attempted to serve a warrant at his Water Street home last month is being held on $100,000 bail. The Ellsworth American reports 68 yo Jeff Paine was shot and wounded during the exchange of gunfire […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of Maine Statehouse (Augusta) Legislators cleared out early on the first day of the new session yesterday, but it wasn’t for lack of things to do. A threat received Wednesday afternoon forced evacuation of the statehouse. CNN reported bomb threats were made to multiple Statehouses across the country in […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bar Harbor Death Ruled Not Suspicious (Bar Harbor) Authorities now say the death of a person whose body was found Sunday morning in Bar Harbor does not appear to be suspicious. Bar Harbor police responded to an apartment on Des Isle Avenue about 11:40 Sunday morning. Maine State Police were called in to […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Bar Harbor Death (Bar Harbor) Authorities are investigating a death in the vicinity of Des Isle Avenue and the Town Pier in Bar Harbor. Neighbors report Bar Harbor and Maine State Police responded to the area Sunday afternoon and the area remains cordoned off. Bar Harbor Police Chief David Kerns said officers do […]
Happy 2024 from Star 97.7! Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Officials Arrest Waterville Murder Suspect in Arkansas (Waterville) A police chase, shots fired, and a suspect in custody today in the case of a woman who was murdered last week in Waterville. Public Safety Information Officer Shannon Moss reports to Star 97.7, authorities had been on the hunt […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Police Searching for Suspect in Death Investigation (Waterville) Maine State Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a person of interest in a death investigation in Waterville. Authorities report about 4:30 yesterday morning, police responded to Damon’s Beverage where an employee had discovered the body of a co-worker. Officials […]
