A Portland woman was shot in her Rackleff Street home by a masked intruder and died more than a month later.
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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Susan Collins and others criticize Republican plan to defund Planned Parenthood
The effort to withdraw an estimated $400 million from the agency would restrict women's access to health care, they say.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
A Bath-built schooner is coming home for good, 110 years later
The two-masted Mary E was built in 1906 and is going to the Maine Maritime Museum to complete an ongoing restoration for public exhibit.
Posted inLocal & State, News
First major winter storm hits Maine with heavy snow, rain, high winds
While snowfall totals went over a foot in some places late Thursday night, thousands of customers were without power.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Proponents of York County casino submit petitions calling for 2017 vote
The group is making a second attempt to put the issue before voters, this time aiming for the November election.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine interstate signs tell speeders: Santa sees you
The Department of Transportation turns to humor as one possible way to make busy I-295 a little safer.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Crowd at Portland vigil mourns loss of homeless residents
Though 12 fewer homeless people died in the city this year, advocates say 32 deaths is far too many.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Police search for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect after standoff in Sabattus
Scott Albert, 34, is wanted on domestic violence charges.
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Portland homeless shelters reach capacity because of bitter weather
Nonprofits take steps to get people indoors with wind chills expected to reach 20 below overnight.
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Frigid temperatures and wind chills blow into Maine this afternoon
Forecasters say wind chills could range from 24 below zero to 40 below in some areas by early Friday.