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Teenage sisters injured in assault, shooting incident in Maine
Two teens were injured in a shooting incident and assault in Auburn, Maine, on New Year’s Day, according to police. Auburn police said they received multiple calls shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday reporting that a female had been shot in the leg in the area of Winter and Dennison streets. Responding officers found a 16-year-old girl from Lewiston suffering from...
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Two killed, 2 injured in New Year's Day fire in Vermont
Two people were killed and two others injured in a New Year’s Day fire in western Vermont, authorities said. Vermont State Police said the fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Chunks Brook Road in Sandgate, a town of about 387 residents in the southwestern part of the state. Fire departments from numerous Vermont and New York towns responded...
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Man, 82, driving wrong way up I-95 in Maine dies in collision with pickup
An elderly man driving the wrong way on Interstate 95 in central Maine died in a crash Tuesday morning, police said. The other driver was injured but is expected to survive, Maine State Police said. The crash closed I-95 south in Pittsfield for about two hours. The crash took place about 11 a.m. in Pittsfield, while troopers were rushing to...
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Hackers have released RI residents' info to dark web, governor says
The hackers behind a major cyberattack that hit the State of Rhode Island’s online system for delivering health and human service benefits have released some residents’ files to a site on the dark web, state officials announced Monday. “Unfortunately, Deloitte has informed us that the cybercriminal released at least some RIBridges files to a site on the dark web,” a...
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Driver fatigue, inattention blamed for pileup on Maine Turnpike
A man driving a U-Haul caused a serious chain reaction crash that shut the Maine Turnpike in Scarborough Friday night, police said. The U-Haul’s driver was trapped inside the vehicle after it collided with a tanker truck on I-95; he had to be extracted from the vehicle and was flown to Maine Medical Center in Portland for treatment, Maine...
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Vermont man charged with animal abuse after emaciated dog found abandoned
A Vermont man is facing an animal abuse charge after his emaciated dog was found abandoned in a local home with no electricity, heat, food or water. St. Albans police said they received information on Dec. 4 about a dog that was reported to have been abused and neglected at a residence on Fisher Pond Road. The 1-year-old Rottweiler, named...
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Police investigating overnight shooting at apartment building in Portland, Maine
Police are investigating an overnight shooting at a local apartment building in Portland, Maine. Portland police said they responded to the area of 139 Cumberland Avenue around 12:08 a.m. Thursday for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, officers found numerous damaged windows and signs that multiple gunshots had been fired into several apartments. They said it appears that...
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Firefighters battle large fire in Winchendon
Firefighters from multiple area communities helped battle a large fire in Winchendon, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. The first was reported around 9:30 a.m. on School Street. Route 12 was shut down from Robbins Road to the New Hampshire border while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. A photo shared on Facebook by the Ashburnham Fire Department showed a building fully engulfed...
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Man found dead in basement after house fire in Portland, Maine
A 78-year-old man was found dead in the basement following a house fire in Portland, Maine, on Sunday. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said they were called to a Bayview Drive home around 3:22 p.m. Sunday to assist with a death investigation involving a fire. Portland police said they had arrived at the scene to find a man dead in...
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2 killed in fiery head on crash in Maine, authorities say
Two people were killed in a fiery head on crash in Clifton, Maine, on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. on Route 180, and the road remained closed as of 1 p.m. Wednesday. Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton told News Center Maine that a vehicle crossed the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle head...
