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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...
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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...
