Reed Rickabaugh, 59, was fatally wounded by two state troopers following a 12-hour standoff that ended late Saturday morning, the state police chief says.
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Man killed in crash blamed on black ice on I-95 in Hampden
Stanley Swallow of Newburgh is the 31st person to die on Maine roads this year, according to Maine State Police.
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Maine lawmaker organizes protest of governor’s coronavirus restrictions
State Rep. Chris Johansen said the march will be held Monday in Augusta to protest restrictions on businesses in areas that haven’t been hit hard by the outbreak.
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Canoeists found safe in Madison after brief search by wardens, police
Jake Cyr, 22, of Guilford and Tyson Bell, 31, of Dixmont were found alive and well after failing to communicate with their families while on a canoe trip on the Kennebec River.
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Manchester asks law enforcement to not enter the fire station over coronavirus concerns
Area fire departments often allow troopers and sheriff’s deputies to access their facilities for various reasons, including using bathrooms, decontaminating their cars and internet use.
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Police investigate apparent accidental death of Oakland man
Robert Wade, 25, was found dead Tuesday night in his apartment on Heath Street in Oakland, police say.
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Police plan education, measured enforcement of statewide stay-at-home order
Police around southern Maine say they don’t plan checkpoints or other aggressive enforcement of the order that takes effect Thursday.
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State police investigate ‘suspicious’ Stonington death
A man’s body was found inside a home on Weed Field Road on Monday afternoon, according to Maine State Police.
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Girl injured in Waterville drive-by shooting leaves hospital
Emahleeah Frost, 7, headed back to Waterville after spending nearly a week at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she was treated after being struck by a bullet in her home by a drive-by shooter.
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State’s plan for special cannabis crimes unit sparks outrage
Marijuana advocates see the proposal for a 4-person division of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate marijuana crimes as an effort to outlaw the drug again.