Lilia Simmons, 16, is picked up by her brother close to her home after she contacts him on Facebook.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Addiction recovery advocates praise opioid treatment plan announced by Mayhew
Maine’s health and human services commissioner earmarks $4.8 million for the Opioid Health Home model, which will provide comprehensive, medication-assisted treatment.
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Maine students head to Fenway Park Wednesday to sign national anthem
The silent communications from behind home plate will come from 23 Maine students performing the lyrics in sign language.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Oldest bald eagle ever documented in Maine rescued Down East
The nearly 34-year-old bird of prey had cuts on a wing, likely from a fight with another eagle.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Teenage driver knocked boy off bike during a feud, police say
John Terrill, 18, is charged with reckless conduct, after allegedly hitting the bike with his vehicle and knocking the 11-year-old to the ground.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Pair charged in South Portland break-in, baseball bat attack
Police say the 2 victims knew the 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy charged in the attack at a residence in the city’s Pleasantdale neighborhood.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
After voting for ‘nuclear option’ on Gorsuch nomination, Sen. Collins bemoans state of the Senate
Saying she tried to forge a compromise, Maine’s Republican senator expresses concerns about the potential harm that the change in Senate rules could cause.
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Search for WCSH meteorologist Tom Johnston ends with discovery of body in Auburn
Police say they have ruled out a crime and are focusing on an apparent suicide.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
At student’s request, DA drops sex charges against former Bonny Eagle coach
District Attorney Stephanie Anderson says a factor in her decision was that former cheerleading coach Nicholas Perry and the 18-year-old student ‘had a relationship that pre-dated his becoming a coach.’
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Narcan saved 5 overdose victims in Portland, says assistant police chief
Vern Malloch says the overdose antidote is saving lives while the news media raises public awareness of the state’s drug epidemic.