LIVERMORE FALLS — A Naples woman critically injured in a motorcycle crash July 2 on Route 133 has died, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Daveen Bell, 47, a bus driver in Regional School Unit 61 for 18 years, received severe head trauma in the accident and was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in […]
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Hayride safety: Maine lawmakers consider regulations
AUGUSTA — A hayride mishap that claimed the life of a 17-year-old Oakland girl last October at a farm in Mechanic Falls has Maine lawmakers grappling with what the state can or should do to try to prevent similar tragedies in the future. On Monday, the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard testimony […]
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New York Fire Department: 7 children die in Brooklyn fire
NEW YORK — Fire tore through a Brooklyn home early Saturday, killing seven children and leaving two other people in critical condition, authorities said. The dead are children ranging in age from 5 to 15 years old, and they are believed to be family members, New York Fire Department spokesman Jim Long said. Firefighters received […]
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Skier strikes tree on northern Vermont trail, dies
EAST BURKE, Vt. — State police say a woman who was skiing in Vermont’s remote Northeast Kingdom has struck a tree and died. It happened Friday afternoon at Q Burke Mountain. State police say the 27-year-old woman from St. Johnsbury left the groomed portion of a trail and struck a tree. After the woman failed […]
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Pedestrian dies from injuries following reported hit-and-run in Rockland
ROCKLAND — A 40-year-old Rockport man is being held at the Knox County Jail after police said he was driving drunk Friday evening, when he struck a pedestrian who later died. Jeremy Stone is being held at the jail in Rockland on charges of felony operating under the influence, felony leaving the scene of an […]
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Portland landlord faces deadline to fix code violations
PORTLAND (AP) — City officials say the landlord of a Portland apartment building in which six people died in a fire is facing legal action if he fails to fix safety code violations in another building he owns. A city spokeswoman says Gregory Nisbet has until Feb. 2 to bring 186-188 Dartmouth St. up to […]
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Maine lawmakers respond to fatal hayride accident with list of bills
AUGUSTA — A hayride accident that claimed the life of a teenage girl from Oakland and sent 22 others to hospitals this past October has prompted an outpouring of proposed law changes in Maine. The titles of six bills released Thursday suggest lawmakers hope to prevent the type of tragedy that claimed the life of […]
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2 fetuses found dead along San Diego County road
FALLBROOK, Calif. — Authorities say two well-developed human fetuses, apparently twins, were found dead along a road near a San Diego County church. Sheriff’s officials say a man called 911 Friday afternoon to report the gruesome discovery in Fallbrook. The man said he initially thought it was a doll wrapped in a blanket. Paramedics confirmed […]
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Police release name of Cape Elizabeth fire victim
CAPE ELIZABETH — Officials have released the name of the woman who died in a fire in Cape Elizabeth. Maine State Police say 65-year-old Lamy Alkurdy was pronounced dead at the scene Friday afternoon. Firefighters attempted CPR but were unsuccessful. Officials say the fire began in the kitchen of a condominium on Starboard Drive. Several […]
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ATF using computer model to find cause in fatal Portland fire
PORTLAND (AP) — Scientists with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are using a computer model to re-create the conditions of an apartment fire that killed six people in Portland in November. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1GLfGd2 ) reported that the computer model could provide answers about how the fire started, why it […]