Plowable hail fell in Sanford and damaged hundreds of vehicles at an auto dealership.
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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Maine Warden Service, police search for missing Freeport woman
Sarah Dowling, 62, went for a walk Monday morning and hasn’t been seen since.
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Preble Street closes soup kitchen dining room
Meals will still be prepared at the social service agency in downtown Portland, but they will be delivered to shelters and other sites around the city.
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Portland police report ‘disturbing’ rise in overdoses during pandemic
Since May 1, a total of 86 drug overdoses have been reported in the city, 7 of them fatal.
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Augusta man clocked driving 109 mph, Maine State Police say
Nathan Hansell, 38, was charged with OUI, criminal speed and two other offenses.
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With thunderstorms threatening, stranded Augusta hikers rescued from Maine mountain
The dramatic rescue of 2 Augusta women by 2 Maine game wardens happened Wednesday on Black Mountain in Down East Maine.
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York County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19
The man, who was arrested Wednesday, was asymptomatic initially, but a test came back positive Thursday, the sheriff says.
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South Portland teenager killed in Scarborough crash
Ethan Tucker, 18, died Thursday morning after his car hit a tree on Highland Avenue, police say.
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Thousands lose power as thunderstorms rumble through Maine
More than 9,000 Central Maine Power customers were without electricity as of 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Mills issues order for businesses to enforce state’s mask requirement
The governor’s order, which took effect Wednesday, applies to businesses in 7 coastal counties and large inland cities including Augusta, Bangor and Lewiston.