AUGUSTA — A key witness in a recent high-profile arson trial was hospitalized Thursday after he reportedly attempted to strangle himself inside a cell at the Kennebec County jail.
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Driver in fatal crash had suspended license
GARDINER — The man behind the wheel of a Budget rental van that crashed Saturday morning on an icy Brunswick Avenue — killing him and his grandson — was not legally allowed to drive.
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Suspect arrested in Walmart kidnapping
AUGUSTA — A transient man who had been living in basement of a Northern Avenue home was arrested Wednesday in connection with last month’s armed kidnapping of a woman from a Walmart parking lot.
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Arrest in Walmart armed kidnap
AUGUSTA — A transient man who had been living in the basement of a Northern Avenue home was arrested Wednesday in connection with last month’s armed kidnapping of a woman from a Walmart parking lot.
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Teen charged in Gardiner Rite Aid robbery
GARDINER — A local teenager has been charged with robbing the Rite Aid on Spring Street, police said. The 16-year-old Gardiner boy was arrested Tuesday without incident and charged with robbery and theft, according to Gardiner Police Chief James Toman.
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Truck on interstate tips over on off-ramp
AUGUSTA — A Whitefield man was injured Tuesday when the dump truck he was driving overturned on an Interstate 95 off-ramp.
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102-year-old: Get out and do it
HALLOWELL — Beatrice Robbins looks at the painting on her wall and smiles. The dark, mingling colors create an image of a vase of flowers that is both ordinary and comfortable.
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Parachutist rescued after clinging to tree
LITCHFIELD — A local man was left clinging to a tree limb more than 70 feet in the air Sunday after a gust of wind blew his powered parachute out of control.
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Parachute rider left hanging
LITCHFIELD — A local man was left clinging to a tree limb more than 70 feet in the air Sunday after a gust of wind blew his powered parachute out of control.
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5 people die on slick roads
A storm that moved through the state Friday and Saturday, leaving a light coating of snow and freezing rain, is being blamed for dozens of crashes across the state, including four that left five people dead.