Calls that Austin Doucette made to 911 on the night of Makayla DeSantis’ death indicate that he tried to drive her to a hospital until a dispatcher told him to pull over and focus on stemming her bleeding.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Maine State Police warn of scam targeting sex offenders
Letters claiming to be from a fictitious state entity are being sent to registered sex offenders in Maine requesting that they share personal information via email.
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Susan Collins opposes Trump’s ‘incendiary language’
Maine’s senior US senator and other members of the state’s congressional delegation are among those taking issue with the president’s threats against Iran.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Winter’s back in Maine on Tuesday, but spring is expected to make a quick comeback
A dusting to 2 inches of snow is expected on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, but warmer temperatures are on the horizon.
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Federal court sides with Maine, other states on funding for long-term housing supports
Officials from Maine and 19 other states, plus Washington, D.C., sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in November over changes they claimed would illegally upend support services.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Judge gives DOJ access to school sports rosters amid lawsuit over trans athletes
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf ruled against the federal government in its requests for lists of all known transgender athletes in Maine or results from events in which they competed.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Northern Maine can expect at least 1 more week of winter
Areas north of Bangor can expect snow this week, while most of southern and central Maine can expect rain, though those at higher elevations may see a wintry mix.
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New data indicates most arrested in Maine ICE surge had no criminal convictions, charges
A new batch of data released by the Deportation Data Project on Monday indicates that out of 192 people arrested by immigration officials in late January, just 12 had criminal convictions.
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Bath Iron Works, union reach tentative agreement
Members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association will vote Saturday morning on the agreement, which the union says is an improvement over the offer it rejected ahead of striking this week.
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Applications for Maine’s new paid family leave program open Monday
The program, which will start paying out benefits on May 1, provides up to 12 weeks of pay for Mainers to take medical, parental, military or safety leave.