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
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is answering 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...
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...
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"...
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...
Community rallying around Auburn man who lost leg in crash
LEWISTON, Maine — Tyrone Fulgham came close to death when he lost his leg after being hit by a motorcycle while he was out for a run in Auburn. NEWS CENTER Maine has been following his journey for years now. After over half a dozen surgeries, the former marathon...
Sagadahoc County deputy accuses Army of 'downplaying' concerns over Lewiston shooter
BATH, Maine — One of the law enforcement officers who tried to make contact with the Lewiston shooter one month before the tragedy said Friday that the Army lacked urgency in their concerns about Robert Card. Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Aaron Skolfield said Card's fellow Army reservists did...
'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...
2021 shooting of Bucksport man by Auburn police office justified, AG rules
AUBURN, Maine - The Attorney General’s Office has ruled the shooting of a Bucksport man by an Auburn Police Officer in 2021 was justified. 36-year-old Joseph Arbour was shot and killed at a motel. The report says police got a call about a man holding a woman hostage on...
‘The job isn't done yet’: Amid scrutiny, Sagadahoc sheriff discusses reelection bid
BATH, Maine — Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry is addressing his decision to run for reelection amid scrutiny facing the department over its handling of complaints against the eventual Lewiston mass shooter. “I started taking inventory of the things that I had wanted to accomplish in this current term...
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...
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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