Bill Warner was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control and crashed on a track in northern Maine.
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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Groups call for probe of Maine environmental chief Aho
Two citizen groups cite a Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram series as the basis for an investigation.
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Residents question Portland mayor on sale of city park
Mayor Michael Brennan’s first Meet the Mayor session draws about 25 residents to City Hall to discuss their concerns.
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Portland mayor to public: Come talk to me
Michael Brennan extends his outreach with a ‘Meet the Mayor’ night on Thursday.
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Driver goes airborne, strikes tree in Lebanon crash
The driver of the Ford Taurus was trying to avoid a deer, he says.
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Scarborough man indicted for tattooing middle school girls
Joshua Grant allegedly tattooed the girls at a Scarborough motel, and is also charged with furnishing drugs and liquor to a minor.
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Grand jury indicts alleged Lewiston arsonists
Bryan Wood and Brian Morin will each face three counts of arson.
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Maine teen fails license test after crash
The teen driver and his license examiner have to be taken to a local hospital following a crash on Route 236.
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School bus, car collide in South Berwick
A school bus carrying 23 summer campers collided with a car Tuesday afternoon on Route 236.
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Acton town official arrested, quickly resigns
Assistant Rescue Chief Daniel Ouellette allegedly makes threatening remarks toward police officers.