Ricki Gould and Ashlynn Libby were considered to be armed and dangerous when police took them into custody at a vacant camp in Greenville.
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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Thanksgiving holiday travel in Maine a breeze so far
Several transportation hubs reported smooth sailing Wednesday for people heading in or out of town for the holiday.
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Donor breast milk available to new parents at Biddeford hospital
Southern Maine Health Care making donor milk available to parents who would like to feed their newborns exclusively breast milk.
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InterMed donates $30,000 to help solve Greater Portland homelessness crisis
InterMed made the donation to the Quality Housing Coalition to assist the agency in its efforts to help find housing for homeless people.
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Man charged with operating mobile meth lab next to church in Gorham
This is the second time in 6 months that Matthew Cole, of Gorham, has been charged with operating a meth lab.
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Fire on Squirrel Island destroys barn
Black smoke from the fire could be seen from nearby Boothbay Harbor.
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Suspicious package forces Windham businesses, residents to shelter in place
After about an hour, explosive experts from the Maine State Police and Portland Police Department determined that the package found near 656 Roosevelt Trail was not a threat.
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Pilot walks away from plane crash in Limington
Bradley Marston, 62, of Windham, was walking around after the crash and told a state trooper who responded to the scene that his engine had failed after takeoff.
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Woman rescued after driving stolen vehicle off Portland’s East End boat launch
A good Samaritan on a nearby lobster boat donned diving gear to help rescue the driver after the car ended up in Casco Bay.
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Novel based on Maine’s Malaga Island comes up short at National Book Award ceremony
Justin Torres’ novel ‘Blackouts’ beats out Paul Harding’s ‘This Other Eden’ and 3 other novels for the top fiction prize.