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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...
Concord Coach Lines to discontinue all Lewiston-Auburn services
LEWISTON, Maine — Concord Coach Lines will no longer offer intercity bus services from Lewiston-Auburn starting June 30. The company announced the change on May 17 on its website, explaining services would no longer be available between Lewiston-Auburn and points north or south of the area, including Bangor, Augusta, Portland, and Boston.
Poland man charged with possession of meth, escaping police in Naples
NAPLES (WGME) – A man from Poland is being held without bail after escaping police custody Friday in Naples. Police say 26-year-old Samuel Knights never returned a rented truck and instead stripped the vehicle of some its parts. Sheriff's deputies took him into custody at a gas station in...
Chick Fil A in Bangor to hold fundraiser for Winthrop school
BANGOR/WINTHROP, Maine (WABI) -A small school in Winthrop is holding a fundraiser early next week. Victoria Grindle’s children are students at Victory Christian School. She’s also a volunteer there. The school is for students grades kindergarten through 12th grade. She says the school has only been established for...
Report of suspicious man leads to multi-felony arrest, damage to deputy's cruiser
NAPLES, Maine — A man from Poland is in jail after the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office accused him of stealing a rental truck and then trying to escape custody. Deputies say they were called to the Big Apple gas station in Naples on Roosevelt Trail for a suspicious person in the parking lot.
Weather At Your School: Dirigo Elementary School
PERU, Maine — Meteorologist Ted McInerney visited with students in Peru at Dirigo Elementary. This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
'I never should have been driving': Driver sentenced after 2022 deadly crash
AUBURN, Maine — Curtis Fogg will spend more than a year in prison after being found guilty of reckless conduct for the crash that killed Carol Ivers two years ago. Fogg was sentenced Monday in an Androscoggin County courthouse. Fogg was reportedly driving over 100 mph on Route 4...
Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash in Auburn
AUBURN -- One person is dead following a crash involving a motorcycle and a car in Auburn Friday evening. According to the Auburn Police Department, authorities were called to the crash on South Main Street at the intersection of Witham Road at around 5:32 p.m. Friday evening. An initial investigation...
Lewiston celebrates groundbreaking of new fire station
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Lewiston is celebrating the groundbreaking of a brand-new fire station. The site will replace one on Main Street that was built roughly 70 years ago and needs significant work. The nearly 11,000 square-foot facility will cost $5.5 million to build. The plan calls for a commercial kitchen,...
Maine State Police look to better coordinate searches after Lewiston manhunt
LEWISTON (WGME) – Maine State Police say October's mass shootings have created a push to improve how they conduct wide-area searches in the future. Sergeant Greg Roy says he had a difficult time tracking officers and knowing which areas had been searched, from the boat landing where Robert Card's vehicle was found not long after the shootings to the industrial complex where his body was discovered about 48 hours later.
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