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Man accused of stealing Dexter cruiser while handcuffed is seriously injured in crash

by Matt Byrne May 11, 2018May 12, 2018

A LifeFlight helicopter is dispatched after Tyler Tibbetts, 22, crashes a second vehicle in Corinth after abandoning the cruiser, police say.

Local & State

Crash in Penobscot County leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

by Associated Press May 7, 2018May 7, 2018

Names haven’t yet been released in connection with the Sunday crash.

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Maine family mourns mother, brother killed on same road a week apart

by Dennis Hoey December 3, 2017December 4, 2017

The death of a LaGrange man on Route 16 in Alton, where their mother was involved in a fatal crash a week earlier, was ‘intentional,’ his sister says.

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One killed, another in jail after head-on crash in Penobscot County

by Staff Report November 24, 2017November 25, 2017

A LaGrange resident is killed in the head-on collision in Alton, and the other driver is later arrested.

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Maine Warden Service seeking person who mortally wounded bald eagle

by Mary Pols October 20, 2017October 20, 2017

The wardens are offering a $2,500 reward for information about the death of a juvenile eagle that was shot with a shotgun northeast of Baxter State Park.

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Jury picked for Robert Burton’s murder trial, due to start Monday in Bangor

by Colin Ellis September 22, 2017October 4, 2017

Burton, who led police on one of the longest manhunts in state history, is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, in June 2015 in Parkman.

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