The firefighters had just begun cooking dinner around 6 p.m. when they were called to a dryer fire at a nearby home.
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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Maine Air National Guard to help with hurricane relief in U.S. Virgin Islands
Seven communication specialists fly out of Bangor to assist in recovery efforts.
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State seeks more time to reply to filings in Sanborn murder case
An Oct. 10 hearing is pending for Anthony Sanborn, who was freed in April after his lawyers questioned evidence in the Portland police investigation of the 1989 murder of Jessica Briggs.
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Judge hears request to legally declare Ayla Reynolds dead
The missing child’s mother asksMaine for the court order, which would open the door to a wrongful death lawsuit against Ayla’s father.
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Cumberland County Jail stops holding some inmates for immigration agents
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says it’s unconstitutional to delay anyone’s release so ICE officials without warrants can consider deportation, but he fears those freed will commit crimes.
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Police release sketch of person seen with homeless man before slaying
Anyone with information about the man in the sketch should call Portland police, who are investigating the slaying of Sunao Thomas Yamada Jr.
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Suspected heroin dealer wanted for attempted murder is captured in Maine
A state police tactical team helps re-arrest Rafael Santiago-Salazar, 19, in Machias.
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Portland man charged with assaulting 8-week-old daughter
Police say the infant suffered a serious injury and had to be hosptalized.
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Car crashes into Westbrook church
No one suffers serious injuries when the vehicle failed to yield to traffic at Main and Stroudwater streets and barreled into the First Baptist Church.
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Former Sen. Mitchell outlines some ways to fix a broken political system
At a UNE event, he says that until the flood of ‘corrupt money’ influencing politics and the partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts are ended, divisions will persist.