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Local News 01/31/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Crews Remove UHaul That Broke Through Ice on Echo Lake (MDI)  It took two days and some complicated logistics, but crews have successfully removed a UHaul truck from beneath some 1300 feet of water at Echo Lake.  The truck fell through the ice on MDI in the early morning hours of January 18th […]

Local News 01/30/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Outpouring of Support for South Addison Fishermen Lost at Sea (S. Addison) There’s no doubt the fishing community is a family, and the family of two South Addison fishermen lost at sea this month reached out to us yesterday and asked us to share information on the fundraising efforts of that close-knit community.  […]

Local News 01/29/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Columbia Falls Blaze  (Columbia Falls)  Fire heavily damaged an Air BnB in Columbia Falls last evening.  Crews from multiple departments battled sub-freezing temperatures to contain the blaze, which broke out about 5 p.m. at a structure located near the post office.  We’re told the sole occupant made it out of the home safely.  […]

Local News 01/28/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Eleven Charged with Soliciting Prostitution (Rockland)  Eleven men have been charged with soliciting prostitution after a months-long investigation into the former Asian Massage on Park Street in Rockland.  WABI reports authorities received information about the business from another agency last July.  Rockland Police say they found suspected ties between the business and human […]

Local News 01/27/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Ellsworth Fatal Crash (Ellsworth)  A 74 yo Ellsworth man died Friday evening after he was struck by a vehicle while apparently attempting to retrieve tools that had fallen off his truck.  The Ellsworth Police Department tells Star 97.7, James Card had parked his vehicle at the intersection of the Bangor and Shore Roads […]

Local News 01/24/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs MDMR Confirms Sunken Vessel That of Missing South Addison Fishermen (South Addison)  The Maine Department of Marine Resources has confirmed a vessel located in approximately 160 feet of water near Moose Cove in eastern Washington County is that of missing South Addison fishermen Chet Barrett and his son Aaron.  Crews took advantage of […]

Local News 01/23/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Gun Safety Campaign Plans Press Conference Today in Augusta (Augusta)  The Maine Gun Safety Coalition plans to hold a press conference in Augusta this morning to provide an update on the Safe Schools Safe Communities campaign to put an Extreme Risk Protection Order Initiative on the ballot.  Extreme Risk Protection Orders would empower […]

Local News 01/22/25

Local Politics    Maine Joins 17 Other States Challenge Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship (Augusta)  Maine yesterday joined 17 other states challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.  Attorney General Aaron Frey and the others say the order violates the constitutional rights to which all children born in the United States are entitled.  Frey […]

Local News 01/21/25

Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Recovery Efforts Continue for South Addison Fishermen (S.Addison)  Because the chances of survival have gone past the window of opportunity, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended search efforts for two South Addison fishermen, Chet and Aaron Barrett, who were reported missing Saturday night between Edmunds and South Addison.  Fishermen’s sonar reportedly found something at […]

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 […]