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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...
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Mysterious drone sightings now being reported across Maine
Drone sightings have been reported in New Jersey, New York and more recently, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. And now they are being reported in Maine too. News Center Maine said a Kittery couple reported seeing a drone flying just down the street from their house last week. Ken and Judy Galle told the station they spotted the drone on Dec....
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Unusual incident as cows fall from cattle trailer onto Maine Turnpike
Police responded to an unusual incident on Monday after four cows fell from a trailer being towed by a pickup truck on the Maine Turnpike. Maine State Police said they responded to a single-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck hauling a cattle trailer on the Maine Turnpike in Lewiston at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. The driver was going south when...
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Tip led to arrest of man accused of shooting Vermont police officer
Investigators say a tip led to the arrest Sunday of a man accused of shooting a Vermont police officer on Friday afternoon. Scott Mason, 38, of St. Johnsbury was taken into custody around 2 a.m. Sunday after he was located inside a residence at 251 Portland St. in St. Johnsbury, the house next door to the location where St. Johnsbury police...
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Tractor-trailer destroyed after catching fire while being towed on Maine Turnpike
A tractor-trailer was destroyed when it caught fire while being transported by a tow truck on the Maine Turnpike early Monday morning. State police said they responded to the Maine Turnpike northbound in Auburn around 3:45 a.m. for a report of a tractor-trailer unit and tow truck fire. The tractor-trailer, a Kenworth, was being towed by a Peterbilt 567 tow...
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Authorities across New England on the lookout for accused police shooter
Vermont State Police released a new photo and new details overnight about a man wanted for allegedly shooting a police officer in St. Johnsbury on Friday afternoon. The search continues for 38-year-old Scott Mason, of St. Johnsbury, and state police said they are working with local, state and federal law enforcement partners and has alerted agencies across New England to...
