John Wayne Strawser Jr. of West Virginia is accused of running Timothy ‘Asti’ Davison of Poland off an interstate and killing him.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Gov. Mills set to kick off state bicentennial Tuesday
The governor will travel to four communities on the 200th anniversary of the day Mainers voted to separate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Fryeburg police rescue unconscious woman from Saco River bank
Police say the 45-year-old New Hampshire kayaker – who was wearing only an bikini and carrying a cooler filled with alcohol – was ‘unequipped for overnight camping.’
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York County man killed in Wells car crash
Police say the driver, 30-year-old Justin Bryant of Biddeford and Wells, was alone when his car left Route 9B and hit a tree Sunday.
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Major road reconstruction project starts Monday in Windham
Crews will excavate a section of the River Road that may contain the remains of a historic fort.
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Pingree, Collins have different views on Mueller’s testimony
While Maine’s Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree says it bolstered the case for an impeachment inquiry, Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she heard nothing new.
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Victim of hit-and-run begins long road to recovery
Emily Miller received a visit from a therapy dog and started texting on Wednesday, just 2 days after she was hit by a car and left beside the road with multiple injuries.
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Police arrest 2 men suspected in Sanford arson
Johnathon Cox and Lonnie McMahon are charged with felony arson in connection with a July 6th house fire in Sanford.
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Police looking for hit-and-run driver who injured South Thomaston girl
The victim, 16-year-old Emily Miller, suffered a broken leg, ankle and wrist and a shattered pelvis, and recovery could take months.
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Family of North Waterboro woman stunned by her murder
Members of Christal Denis’ family, including her mother and 3 adult children, are at a loss for why the woman’s husband, Christopher Denis, would kill her and then take his own life.