CRIME & SAFETY
Paris honors Deputy Chief Buffington with procession and final lap at speedway
PARIS (WGME) - Firefighters in Paris are honoring a longtime member who sadly died last month. Deputy Chief William Buffington worked for the Paris Fire Department for 57 years. Saturday morning, a procession with area fire crews traveled through town and took one final lap at Oxford Plains Speedway. Buffington...
"Not in right mental state," court delayed again for man accused of police shootout in Paris
PARIS, Maine — The man facing seven charges stemming from a shootout with police in Paris on Monday was supposed to make his initial appearance in court today for the second time this week. On Wednesday, Gary Porter appeared before a judge over Zoom, and was visibly not able...
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