Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Portage Lake Incident (Portage Lake) A man is dead following an all-day standoff with police in the Aroostook County town of Portage Lake on Monday. Authorities say the incident began with a report of a domestic dispute between a woman and 29 yo Steven Righini. When police arrived at the home, the woman […]
Crime/Public Safety/Drugs Dive Team Recovers Body of Missing Fisherman (Cutler) A team of divers from Connecticut and other New England states Sunday morning recovered a body from the F/V Sudden Impact, the vessel that sank with two South Addison fishermen aboard on January 18th. The family posted on FB the body is believed to be […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
