Keith Thorpe, 42, will be extradited and charged in the slaying of 39-year-old Virginia Cookson.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Fairfield police trying to contact mother and 3-year-old son missing since Monday
Star Cunningham, who had recently moved from the Chelsea area, was last seen with her son in Fairfield Center.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Woman found dead in Bangor home was homicide victim, police say
Virginia Cookson, 39, was found in a Larkin Street home after she did not show up for work Wednesday morning.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Nation & World, Politics
Sen. Angus King endorses Harris for president
Maine’s independent senator says he got to know Vice President Kamala Harris when they both served on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Posted inBeach to Beacon, Local & State, News, Sports
Beach to Beacon women’s winner stripped of title after breaking anti-doping rules
Faith Chepkoech, a Kenyan runner who won the 10-kilometer road race in August, admitted to violating international anti-doping rules.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Schools and Education
UMaine System to request another round of proposals for Hutchinson Center sale
A new request for proposals on the Belfast property will be released by the end of next week and will remain open until November.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Wednesday is 10th annual National Lobster Day
For 10 years, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King have introduced and sponsored federal legislation to recognize Maine’s iconic industry.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, News
West Bath boy who died last week loved sports, was eager to try flag football
Whether he was playing sports or helping his folks around the house, the 7-year-old carried a rich and contagious enthusiasm, his father, Nathan Briggs, said.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
West Nile virus found in Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Washington counties
Mosquito-borne illnesses have now been found in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System lays off 13 IT employees, reassigns dozens more
The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring of the systemwide IT department, Chief Information Officer Robert Placido told workers Friday afternoon in an email obtained by the Press Herald.