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Maine State Police say woman missing after leaving Maine Med has been found
PORTLAND, Maine — Update:. Maine State Police updated its social media post to say the woman has been safely located. Maine State Police are trying to locate a 29-year-old woman whose husband reported her missing. Her family and friends haven't heard from her since April 15, which is uncommon,...
Significant police presence at Maine motorcycle club
TURNER, Maine (WMTW) - State police and the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Saracens Motorcycle Club in Turner Friday morning. Police did not provide any details about what they were looking for, just that it was part of an ongoing investigation. They said there was no threat to the public.
Family of Lewiston, Maine gunman testifies and says more could have been done
LEWISTON, Maine - The family of the gunman who killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine last year testified in front of a commission in Lewiston Thursday, saying more could have been done to help him and prevent the mass shooting.The family of Robert Card will never forget the 18 victims. A commission in Lewiston began speaking with Card's family this week to determine what could have been done better and whether this could have been prevented.Family concerned with Robert Card's mental health"First I would like to recognize the loved ones lost on October 25. My family will never forget your...
Bus carrying RSU 16 students involved in crash Thursday
MECHANIC FALLS, Maine — An RSU 16 bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning. RSU 16 supports the towns of Poland, Mechanical Falls, and Minot. The crash happened shortly after 8:15 a.m. near the Cumberland Farms store on Pleasant Street in Mechanic Falls, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office told NEWS CENTER Maine.
Court appearance postponed for third time for man accused of causing police shootout
PARIS, Maine (WMTW) - Gary Porter, a homeless man, who police say slipped out of his handcuffs, stole two police vehicles and caused a dramatic shootout with police in Paris almost two weeks ago, was expected to make his first court appearance for the third time Friday. It was postponed yet again.
Raw video: Testimony from Robert Card's sister, brother-in-law and ex-wife before Lewiston Commission
VIDEO: Watch as Nicole and James Herling, the sister and brother-in-law of Robert Cart, continue their testimony before the commission looking into the shootings that left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, last October. Robert Card's ex-wife, Cara Lamb, also testifies. >> Watch videos from Thursday's commission hearing: Part 1...
Man pleads guilty to 2020 murder in Lewiston
The man who shot another man to death in Lewiston in July 2020 pleaded guilty to murder on Friday. Mark Sinclair, who was 28 at the time, killed John Paquin, 20, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Paquin was found with gunshot wounds outside an apartment building on Howe Street. "He was always...
Scarborough cornhole tournament raises funds in memory of Lewiston shooting victims
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) - Hundreds of folks on Saturday helped to continue the legacy of the lives lost in the Lewiston mass shooting. That night of the shooting, some people a part of the Maineiacs Cornhole lost their lives. On Saturday, that same league put on a cornhole tournament raising funds...
Portland police alert public to court scam involving cryptocurrency
PORTLAND — The Portland Police Department is warning residents about a scam where callers, posing as officials from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, claim that the victims are in contempt of court for failing to appear as witnesses in a trial. The scammers then demand payment of a...
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