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Sweden Man Arrested for Burglarizing Seasonal Camps
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (228+ words) The Oxford Sheriff's Department arrested a Sweden man on Thursday after he allegedly burglarized multiple seasonal camps in the Sweden area. [RELATED: Hermon Burglary Leads to Two Arrests And Drug Seizure] Following an investigation into the alleged burglaries, police arrested…...
SCOTUS Allows Women to Continue Accessing Abortion Medication by Mail as Lower Courts Consider Louisiana Challenge
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (711+ words) This comes after the Supreme Court issued two temporary stays earlier this month while they reviewed briefs submitted by parties on both sides. The Court's order halted a 5th Circuit ruling temporarily banning mifepristone from being distributed by mail nationwide, regardless…...
U. S. Suspends 1, 500 Maine Borrowers Amid Investigation Into $93 Million PPP Loan Fraud Following Vance Visit
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (338+ words) Just one day after Vice President JD Vance visited Maine and promised to crack down on the massive amount of fraud being exposed by The Maine Wire, the Small Business Administration (SBA) took a concrete step to end Covid-era loan…...
Bangor Man Arrested for Stealing a Woman's Hat and Pushing Her Out of Her Wheelchair
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (220+ words) The Bangor Police Department arrested a man on Thursday after he allegedly stole a woman's hat and pushed her out of her wheelchair. [RELATED: Bangor Police Investigating Possible Hidden Camera in Best Buy Bathroom] At approximately 9: 53 p. m. , officers responded to Maine…...
Rumford Man Charged After Distracted Driving Crash That Destroyed a Canton Barn
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (245+ words) A Rumford man is facing distracted driving charges after allegedly crashing his pickup truck through a Canton barn early Thursday morning. [RELATED: Car Crashes Into Saint George Home Leaving 16-Year-Old with Life Threatening Injuries] At approximately 5: 48 a. m. , the Oxford Sheriff's Department…...
BREAKING: Reported Silo Explosion in Searsmont Triggers Massive Emergency Response, Multiple Injuries Reported
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (273+ words) SEARSPORT, Maine " A reported silo explosion in Searsmont on Friday morning triggered a massive emergency response, with first responders from multiple departments rushing to the scene amid reports of numerous injuries and a mass casualty incident. According to information shared…...
Caribou Drug Bust Leads to Five Arrests Following Month-Long MDEA Investigation
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (177+ words) The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested five Caribou residents in a Northern Maine drug bust following a month-long investigation. [RELATED: MDEA Arrests Suspects from Boston and Unity During Waterville Drug Bust] Last Thursday, May 7, the MDEA, along with the…...
Vance Praises Maine Wire's Fetherston, Robinson in Bangor Amid Anti-Fraud Push
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (282+ words) BANGOR, Maine " Vice President JD Vance singled out The Maine Wire's Jon Fetherston and Steve Robinson for recognition during his visit to Bangor on Thursday, praising their reporting on fraud before a large crowd gathered at Bangor International Airport. "We've…...
NH Woman Kidnapped, Taken to Vermont, Tortured, and Held for Ransom by Massachusetts and Connecticut Suspects
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (521+ words) A New Hampshire woman faced a horrifying ordeal when she was allegedly kidnapped, taken to Vermont, tortured, and held for ransom for 24 hours, resulting in federal charges filed on Tuesday for suspects already in custody for the same crime. [RELATED:…...
Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty After Wreaking Havoc on Flight Leaving Boston Airport
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (252+ words) A Puerto Rican man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of damaging or disabling an aircraft as his flight was departing from Boston to Puerto Rico. [RELATED: Puerto Rican Man Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Cut…...