Alvin Chase of Warren, who has not been charged, was in a party pursuing wild boar when he fired into brush and hit the victim.
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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Man killed when snowmobile crashes in Baldwin
The 56-year-old Baldwin resident died when his snowmobile struck a tree, the Maine Warden Service says.
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LePage campaigns for Christie in Iowa
Maine’s governor is said to be ‘visiting three caucus sites’ on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate, his friend and ally.
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Maine should have death penalty for drug dealers, LePage says
His statements Tuesday night come after he confirms he won’t deliver a State of the State address this year.
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Families of 10 lost El Faro crew members settle lawsuits with ship’s owner
Relatives of Michael Davidson of Windham are among the families reportedly receiving $500,000 for pre-death pain and suffering, plus an undisclosed sum for financial loss.
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State attorney general says LePage violates state law with legal advisers
Janet Mills tells Gov. Paul LePage’s chief legal counsel that the governor can’t use outside attorneys to handle legal matters.
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Maine’s highest court upholds man’s conviction for pushing wife off cliff in Camden
Charles R. Black, who’s in prison for attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault, argued that his trial should have been moved because of the publicity his case attracted.
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LePage town hall forum draws crowd of 150 in Windham
The governor sticks to the issues – with a few jabs at the press, lobbyists and overregulation – in the first town hall meeting since he made headlines with a racially charged comment in Bridgton.
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Maine skier ‘pummeled,’ but survives Mount Washington avalanche
While visiting Tuckerman Ravine, Kaj Huld of Brunswick is swept away for 200 feet and left waist-deep in snow.
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Maine DHHS says it uncovered $1.2 million in welfare fraud last year
The department issues a statement saying investigators brought a record 105 cases to the Attorney General’s Office in 2015.