A dog disappeared shortly after someone reported a large cat resembling a bobcat or lynx in the area of Middle, Ledgewood and Pleasant Hill roads.
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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Body of missing Sanford woman found in woods near store where she was last seen
A Maine Warden Service sergeant discovers the body of Kerry Rear in a wooded area off Country Club Road, more than six weeks after she disappeared.
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Police investigate suspicious death at Arundel home
The body of Matthew Coito, 63, was found by relatives in the kitchen of the two-story home situated on a wooded lot off Campground Road. His wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease, is missing.
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Work on Bath viaduct three weeks ahead of schedule
The elevated portion of Route 1 should reopen around Memorial Day, transportation officials say.
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Sanford man and his nephew charged with making meth in apartment
Police say it’s the ninth methamphetamine lab discovered in Maine this year.
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Sen. King and Rep. Pingree criticize new travel ban; Sen. Collins and Rep. Poliquin see improvement
Maine’s congressional delegation splits mostly along party lines over President Trump’s revised executive order.
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Two Naples residents hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
The fire chief says levels of the gas inside a home on Bayou Road were dangerously high.
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Big crowd turns out for Angus King event on Supreme Court nominee
More than 600 people attend a ‘listening session’ at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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Collins, King seek evidence of Trump’s wiretapping claims
Maine’s two U.S. senators, both members of the Intelligence Committee, stress the importance of getting to the bottom of the president’s unsubstantiated allegations.
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Winds cause power outages, usher frigid air into Maine
At point Thursday afternoon, more than 8,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were without electricity.