Dylan Grubbs, 23, was showing a handgun to a prospective buyer in a supermarket parking lot Nov. 16 when the gun went off, killing his girlfriend.
Matt Byrne
Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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Police seize 240 doses of heroin destined for Biddeford-Saco
Jeffrey March, 24, of Saco, and Brandon Perry, 23, of Scarborough, are charged after allegedly driving to Massachusetts to get the drugs.
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Calling hunter’s shooting death accidental, Texas authorities say Maine man unlikely to be charged
The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department says Alvin Chase Sr., 74, accidentally shot Stephen Davis, a family friend and Connecticut state trooper.
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Two Maine groups to receive $640,000 in grants to nurture innovators, entrepreneurs
The federal money will be used to help emerging businesses in Lewiston-Auburn and natural resource-based startups.
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Brunswick teen weathers storms during ‘interesting’ senior year at sea
Madeline Henderson is glad she chose an ocean-sailing schooner as a classroom, despite some rough conditions.
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Elite Airways adding service from Portland to southwest Florida
Starting Feb. 29, Elite Airways will add a leg to Naples Municipal Airport after its regular flights to Orlando.
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Turnpike use, revenues zoom to best year ever
The records in 2015 affirm the state economy’s recovery from recession and may speed up plans to widen the interstate in the Portland area.
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Racing drew them together, something darker tore them apart
Court documents and police reports reveal the hidden story of how the bond between a talented young driver and his NASCAR-affiliated Maine mentor came to a violent end.
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Death of dog abandoned in shelter parking lot draws Internet outrage
The Androscoggin County Humane Society is asking the public to help identify the person who is seen in security video leaving the dog outside the shelter, only to have it later be hit by a car.
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Trump’s biggest supporter might be this 9-year-old Maine girl: Video
Ava Lovley simply couldn’t handle the news that she was going to see Donald Trump in person.