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Local & State

Maine woman dies from injuries in weekend car crash

by Emily Higginbotham May 10, 2018May 11, 2018

42-year-old Melissa Tracy of Anson was attempting to merge her car into traffic when the crash occurred, police say.

Friend says suspected police killer was ‘paranoid,’ had bulletproof vest before shooting

by Rachel Ohm and Matt Byrne April 27, 2018December 14, 2018

John Williams, 29, of Madison remained at large Friday as authorities hunted for him for a third day and Sheriff Dale Lancaster again implored him to ‘surrender peacefully.’

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Suspected police-killer John Williams provides few clues as to who he is

by Rachel Ohm April 26, 2018December 14, 2018

The scraps of information available on the man accused of killing Cpl. Eugene Cole, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, give few indications of his motivations in life.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Slain officer was involved in arrest of suspect’s girlfriend days ago

by Doug Harlow April 26, 2018April 27, 2018

Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of John Williams.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Slain sheriff’s officer remembered as ‘well known and well respected’

by Rachel Ohm April 25, 2018April 27, 2018

Cpl. Eugene Cole, the first police officer to be fatally shot in Maine since 1989, was a 13-year veteran of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and the father of four, including a son who is a sheriff’s deputy.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Man was driving from passenger seat when van crashed into cruiser, police say

by Rick Wakely April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

Skowhegan police say Rex Hinerman was holding the steering wheel with his left hand and waving his right hand when an officer approached his vehicle.

Business, Local & State

Shuttered Madison mill may benefit from federal economic development grants, officials say

by Doug Harlow March 27, 2018March 28, 2018

The U.S. Department of Commerce funding totaling $130,000 is intended to assist in finding new possibilities for the shuttered Madison Paper mill and other Somerset County projects.