Authorities say Nichole Cable, 15, was killed when an Orono man tried to kidnap her and paint himself as a hero.
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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Trooper who shot West Paris man also involved in 2008 shooting
The state trooper who shot a West Paris man Saturday evening was involved in another shooting five years ago, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine State Police.
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Busy Portland street closed as brick facade crumbles
A one-block section of High Street between Congress and Deering streets will remain closed until at least noon Monday after the brick facade on the Congress Building began to bow out and separate from the wall.
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Maine student doesn’t make Geography Bee finals
Archer Thomas, 13, of Buxton is eliminated during Monday’s preliminary round of the National Geography Bee.
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Maine geography whiz has whole world in his mind
‘Cool under pressure,’ Archer Thomas will represent Maine at the National Geographic Bee.
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Maine man arrested after standoff in Jefferson
John Burbank also allegedly tried to intimidate a road construction crew with a handgun.
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LePage vetoes bill on where school superintendents live
Votes to override the governor’s veto are tentatively scheduled for today.
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LePage vetoes bill giving local school boards authority to determine where superintendent lives
Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have given school boards the authority to decide whether their superintendents should be required to live in the communities where they work.
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Hundreds rally in Portland to demand immigration reform
They want Congress to pass a law to help some 11 million people find a pathway to citizenship.
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Maine activist arrested at New York drone protest
Bruce Gagnon was one of 31 protesters arrested at Hancock Air Force Base in Syracuse.