The 46-year-old man was later pronounced dead, police said.
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Storm just clips Maine, but makes for slippery roads and flight delays
There were some car crashes Thursday morning, and the snowfall total climbs well above normal for the month and the season overall.
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Portland police open officer jobs to non-citizens, recent pot users
The policy change is aimed at filling vacancies at a time when departments nationwide are struggling to recruit qualified candidates.
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Honduran man who claimed racial profiling is convicted of illegal entry
Mario Ernesto Garcia-Zavala, 22, was arrested in Portland on Sept. 9, 2017, after a trooper stopped the van in which he was a passenger.
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Portland police release description, photo of gas station armed robber
They ask for anyone with information about Tuesday night’s robbery on Forest Avenue to contact police.
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High-profile restaurant owners, charged with writing bad checks for $19,000, have left Maine
Thomas and Shannon Bard, who owned Zapoteca in Portland and face a civil judgments in the tens of thousands, could face jail time and fines of $5,000 to $20,000.
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Persian New Year: Baha’i couple mark Nowruz with food, fasting and community service
Parivash Rohani and her family are among as many as 300 million people worldwide who celebrate the Persian New Year.
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Parivash Rohani’s recipes for Persian New Year
The Portland resident shares some traditional dishes.
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Portland gas station robbed by man with handgun
Police say the man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after the holdup in the Riverton neighborhood.
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Portland superintendent looks to cut proposed tax hike in half
The reductions could require increasing class sizes, closing island schools, charging students to play sports and eliminating some assistant principals.