CRIME & SAFETY
Thursday marks 6 months since Lewiston mass shooting, remembrance ceremony to be held
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Thursday marks six months since the worst mass shooting in Maine’s history. On Oct. 25, a gunman opened fire at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, killing 18 and wounding 13 others. Seven people died at Just-in-Time Recreation, eight at Schemengees Bar and...
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...
Army reservist who warned about Maine killer before shootings to testify before investigators
A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is expected to answer questions Thursday from the commission investigating the tragedy.
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...
Song gives voice to Lewiston community still healing from mass shooting
LEWISTON, Maine — There have been countless tributes to those who lost their lives in the Lewiston mass shooting six months ago. Singer-songwriter Scott Folsom, who grew up in the Lewiston-Auburn area, poured out his feelings about the tragedy in a poignant song released last month. "When It Comes"...
6 months after Maine shootings, commission continues investigation
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A commission set up to investigate the response to mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, met again Thursday, six months after 18 people were killed and 13 others injured. The gunman opened fire at a restaurant and bar on Oct. 25. The youngest victim was 14, and...
Lewiston shootings changed mindsets, and just enough votes on gun bills
Maine has long been challenging terrain for gun control advocates because of the state's hunting heritage and deep-seated gun culture. But in the final hours of this year's legislative session, the Democratic-controlled House and Senate passed a suite of bills that, taken together, amount to the most ambitious policy changes in gun-friendly Maine in decades. Attention is now turning to Gov. Janet Mills, a moderate Democrat on guns who has yet to say where she stands on several of the measures.
'I considered dropping out:' Deputy continues run for sheriff amid Lewiston investigation
SAGADAHOC COUNTY (WGME) -- The search for answers in last year's tragic mass shooting in Lewiston continues. On Tuesday, CBS13 spoke with a Sagadahoc County deputy about his investigation into Robert Card prior to the Lewiston tragedy. Then on Wednesday, we talked to him about his candidacy for sheriff. In...
6 months later, a look back at acts of heroism in the face of the Lewiston tragedy
Thursday marks six months since the tragedy in Lewiston, and the community is honoring victims of the tragedy at a gathering in the evening. The event will be held at Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. In the months since the tragedy, an independent commission...
Mainers observe National Crime Victims' Rights Week on six-month anniversary of Lewiston shootings
PORTLAND, Maine — By coincidence, the six-month anniversary of the Oct. 25 Lewiston mass shooting fell in the middle of National Crime Victims' Rights Week. The Department of Justice created the national awareness week in 1981 "to bring greater sensitivity to the needs and rights of victims of crime," the department's website reads.
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