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Rumford police K9 sniffs out meth, gun during stop
RUMFORD — A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a New Hampshire man after a police K9 detected illegal drugs and a firearm in the vehicle, authorities said Thursday. During the stop on Waldo Street Wednesday evening, Rumford Police Department’s drug detection canine, Niko, alerted officers to the presence of narcotics inside the car, which had expired New Hampshire registration plates.
Fire destroys family's garage in Peru
PERU, Maine — The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of a garage fire in Peru Tuesday night. The call to 833 Auburn Road came in shortly before 8:15 p.m., Peru Fire Chief Dan Carrier told NEWS CENTER Maine. When crews arrived, flames were beginning to spread...
Seahawks down Falcons
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team defeated Mountain Valley, 4-1, in Rumford on Friday, April 26 in its first Mountain Valley Conference match of the season. #1 singles: Cleyton Splaine (B) def. Linus Kroeger (MV) 6 - 0, 6 - 1; #2 singles: Griffin Yereance (B) def. Owen...
Maine Resiliency Center to host memorial event for mass shooting victims, community
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Thursday marks six months since Maine's worst mass shooting in history. A gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 others when he opened fire at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston. As the community continues to heal, the Maine Resiliency Center is hosting a...
Pets killed in fire at Lewiston apartment building
LEWISTON (WGME) -- The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of an apartment building fire that killed several pets in Lewiston. Fire crews were called to an apartment building on Knox Street on Tuesday. When firefighters arrived, they saw flames and smokes coming from a first-floor apartment. The...
Court docs reveal new details in Jay shooting incident
JAY — A 56-year-old Jay resident, Benjamin Zev, was arrested this weekend on charges stemming from a shooting incident that occurred Saturday afternoon on North Jay Road. According to the Vermont State Police, the incident prompted a brief road closure and shelter-in-place orders for nearby residents. Zev, who appeared...
3-year-old falls from third-story window in Lewiston
LEWISTON (WGME) -- A 3-year-old was injured over the weekend after they reportedly fell out of a third-story window in Lewiston. According to the Sun Journal, police were called to a building on Pierce Street on Saturday afternoon for a report of an injured child who fell out of a window.
'It's horrific': Family left with questions after fatal police shooting deemed justified
AUBURN (WGME)-- Two and a half years after a fatal officer-involved shooting in Auburn, the Attorney General’s Office has deemed that use of deadly force as justified. A report released late last week says 36-year-old Joseph Arbour was shot in the back by a police sergeant. It started with...
Deputy running for sheriff defends actions before Lewiston mass shooting
BOWDOIN, Maine — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office deputycriticized by the commission investigating the Lewiston mass shooting is defending his actions in a new interview with Maine’s Total Coverage. “There are factual errors in the report, which frustrate and anger me,” said Sgt. Aaron Skolfield. Skolfield...
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