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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
