Police won’t say who was driving or give the names of two passengers.
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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Scarborough man faces multiple charges after seizure of guns, cash and police vest
Police say Bryan Keith Garcia failed to register with the town as a sex offender, and had $19,000 and a gun equipped with a light and laser sight.
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Poland man surrenders after barricading himself in house following domestic incident
Police spent hours outside the home of Michael Winslow Sr., 65, who now faces a variety of domestic violence charges.
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El Faro’s bridge – and ‘black box’ – separated from wreckage during sinking
Despite the setback, the NTSB says it will keep searching for the navigation bridge and the voyage data recorder, which would help investigators determine why the ship sank.
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State police search site in East Millinocket for evidence in cold case murder
Officers search along power lines near Schenck High School, where the body of Joyce McLain was found in 1980.
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Driver arrested in South Thomaston after chase ends with crash
Brandon Demmons of Rockland drove off the road five times as he was chased by police for speeding in a school zone, says The Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
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Search for the El Faro turns up nothing so far
A Navy vessel is using a towed detector to try to locate signals from the voyage data recorder carried by the ship, which sank Oct. 1 with 33 aboard, including four Maine residents.
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Portland’s relationship with LePage takes center stage at final mayoral debate
The candidates spar over how they would work with the governor or whether it’s even possible.
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Vigil in Windham honors 33 ‘brave souls,’ including El Faro’s captain
About 200 people gather to remember Michael Davidson and his crew and to support his family. “We can really feel the love,” the captain’s wife tells the crowd.
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Fathers of 2 boys sickened by E. coli hope their stories can prevent new cases
Jon Guay, whose son died this week, and Victor Herschaft, whose son is in intensive care at Maine Medical Center, take to social media to raise awareness.