Friday’s session is part of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland.
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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Estranged wife charged with murdering 42-year-old Acton man
Kandee Weyland is held in the York County Jail after her arrest in the killing of Scott Weyland outside his home Wednesday afternoon.
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Portland school board considers resolutions supporting immigrant students, free speech
Members and citizens respond to an alleged hate crime last month against black students and the negative response by Maine Republicans to Superintendent Xavier Botana’s open letter to the community.
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Maine man wanted in domestic violence case surrenders
Wayne Little, 27, of Jefferson turns himself in at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after eluding police for three days.
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Water main break shuts down Portland streets, forces boil-water order
Preble Street and several others are expected to remain closed until 8 p.m. Friday while repairs are made.
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Casco Bay High School teacher inspired by Ellen DeGeneres appears on her show
Former Sudanese refugee Ekhlas Ahmed is surprised to go on stage with the TV star and receive a $22,000 check to pay off her student loan debt.
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Heavy snow buries inland Maine communities; slippery mix blankets coast
Thousands of power outages and dozens of vehicle slide-offs are reported. ‘We aren’t going to sugar coat it,’ says a Westbrook police Facebook post. ‘Morning commute will be a royal pain.’
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Collins says she’ll vote against confirming Scott Pruitt to head EPA
Maine’s Republican senator cites the Oklahoma attorney general’s lawsuits against the environmental agency on ‘numerous issues that are of great importance to the state of Maine.’
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Third storm in a week pounces on Maine
Forecasters are calling for Portland to receive 8 to 12 inches from the system that will deliver its heaviest snow this afternoon and evening.
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Scarborough man charged with manslaughter in hit-and-run crash
Authorities say Devin Brown was drunk when he hit and killed Brandon Dumond of Windham, who was riding a bicycle.