Distracted driving – often the result of cell phone use – contributes to 16 percent of fatal crashes for people under 20.
David Hench
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Portland woman searches for stolen scooter
Betsy Smith, who has multiple sclerosis, relies on the scooter to get around and take her pet for walks several times a day.
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Bill would ax state liquor appeals
A Portland legislator calls for requiring bar owners to appeal liquor license rejections to District Court.
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Beverage distributors call bottle-deposit law prone to fraud
They say the indictment of three people in York County points to a more widespread problem.
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Submerged truck turns out to be empty, stolen
The truck found off Harpswell had been reported stolen in Brunswick some time after midnight.
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Three indicted in alleged bottle scam
They are charged with passing off containers from two other states as if they came from Maine.
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2 more crack cocaine busts in Biddeford, Saco
Drug agents made separate crack cocaine arrests this morning and Wednesday.
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Blaze destroys wood shop at Sebago camp
Fire destroyed a wood shop at a boy’s camp in Sebago off Route 114 on the shore of Lake Sebago.
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Portland police investigating man’s death
Police were called to the 800 block of Congress Street just after 3 p.m.
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Police identify body found in Portland snowbank
The State Medical Examiner is waiting for blood tests to determine what killed the 39-year-old man.