Two people who had been sitting in a car reported being robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night.
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Heroin sting nets arrest of 5 in Sanford
Police seize 19 grams of heroin, worth about $4,000, as well as scales, packing material and sales ledgers.
Lake Region High School lifts ‘lock-in’ after Facebook threat
Under the school’s ‘lock-in’ practice, students went to classes as normal but stayed within the building until police determined there was no threat.
Two kayakers reported missing near UNE had made it to shore, gone to bed
A major search ensued after the paddlers, both UNE students, were reported missing early this morning.
Cumberland County deputy charged with domestic violence, terrorizing
Deputies arrest Paul Pettengill, 42, at a home on Bonny Eagle Road in Standish.
Wife shot husband while turkey hunting, Maine wardens say
The 60-year-old Waterville man is recovering from injuries.
Firefighters extinguish brush fires in Bridgton, Sanford and Limerick
The Maine Forest Service has declared fire danger in the state as very high, one step below the most serious condition of extreme.
Cumberland County set for new test of emergency alert system
CodeRED will send calls Wednesday to homes countywide as officials set up the system.
Massachusetts man charged with sexual assault
William Francis Duffy, of Attleboro, allegedly helped a woman escape from a group home for people with mental health issues and took her to his parents’ camp in Sebago.
Bowdoinham man killed trying to avoid cat in the road
The car he was driving crashed into another car after crossing the center line to avoid a cat, police said.