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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...
Unexpected power outage in Lewiston blamed on balloons
LEWISTON, Maine — Nearly 2,000 Lewiston residences were without power Wednesday night after officials say balloons hit a power line. The outages were reported mostly in the neighborhoods surrounding Kennedy Park, at around 8 p.m. Wednesday. On Central Maine Power's website, the outages peaked at 1,975 customers without power,...
Army reservist who warned about Maine killer before shootings to testify before investigators
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — 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. Six weeks before Robert Card killed 18 people at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, his best friend and fellow reservist Sean Hodgson texted their supervisors, telling them to change the passcode to the gate at their Army Reserve training facility and arm themselves if Card showed up. “I believe he’s going to snap and do a mass shooting,” Hodgson wrote on Sept. 15. That message came months after relatives had warned police that Card had grown paranoid and said they were concerned about his access to guns. The failure of authorities to remove guns from Card’s possession in the weeks before the shooting has become the subject of a monthslong investigation in the state, which also has passed new gun safety laws since the tragedy.
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...
Daniel Hemric Posts Entry for Celebration of America 300 at Oxford Plains
Officials at the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS) announced today they have received an official entry from NASCAR Cup Series Driver Daniel Hemric for the All That's Metal Celebration of America 300 scheduled for July 2nd and 3rd. Hemric, becomes the 2nd NASCAR Cup Series driver to enter the 1st annual event, joining Richard Childress racing driver Kyle Busch.
'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...
'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...
Lewiston officials issue condemnation order for Ramada Inn
LEWISTON, Maine — A Lewiston hotel that had been used to temporarily house asylum seekers last year has been condemned because of code violations. Lewiston's Department of Planning and Code Enforcement issued a condemnation order for the Ramada Inn on Pleasant Street on Thursday after officials said the owners failed to meet a deadline to make needed repairs.
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.
New Gloucester wildfire sparked by improperly extinguished campfire
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — Officials with New Gloucester Fire Rescue say an improperly extinguished campfire was the source of a wildfire Tuesday afternoon. Within the five minutes between the initial call at 3:03 p.m. and the firefighters' arrival at Brookside Drive, what was originally reported as a small outdoor fire had expanded rapidly, according to Deputy Chief Hale Fitzgerald.
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