The city of Portland says drivers should avoid the area during Wednesday’s evening commute.
Matt Byrne
Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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State pays $500,000 to settle lawsuit alleging abuse at juvenile facility
Matthew Keene of Standish was held at the Maine Youth Center, now called Long Creek Youth Development Center, from 1995 to 1999.
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Maine toddler is burned when flammable liquid is poured on campfire
The boy’s father was trying to intensify a fire in order to cook hotdogs.
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Roofing contractor whose worker died in fall faces nearly $1.8 million in fines
An federal investigation finds that Shawn D. Purvis failed to protect workers from fall hazards. His lawyer says he plans to challenge the OSHA fines.
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Scarborough campground owner thankful fire didn’t spread
Firefighters kept a blaze at Bayley’s Camping Resort contained to the restaurant Tuesday night.
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Portland food plant evacuated for chemical leak
No one is injured when freon leaks at the Barber Foods plant on St. John’s Street.
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Bomb threat forces evacuation of Windham elementary school
No explosives were found by a team of bomb-sniffing dogs after a threat written on a school wall was discovered Tuesday morning.
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Driver in fatal crash on I-295 has history of driving violations, crashes
Brannon McRae, 29, has had multiple speeding tickets, two drunken-driving convictions, and 2 crashes in which he lost control of his car in good weather.
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Westbrook police investigate reported gunshot
Police say a man who was involved in a disturbance near Cross and Brackett streets fired a gunshot and then fled in a waiting car.
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Search for missing Waterford man turns up human remains
Maine game wardens, using two search dogs, were looking for Ricky Lee Howard, who was last seen in October at his Waterford home.