David Hench

Portland Press Herald

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Published
June 23, 2015

Tornado watch comes and goes without any twisters in Maine

But wind damage from thunderstorms is reported, and about 2,900 customers lose power.
Published
June 22, 2015

Kennebunk house fire kills man, seriously injures his father

One son escapes through a second-floor window and rescues the father, but his brother is overcome by smoke.
Published
June 19, 2015

Portland police hunt for armed man who robbed 2 banks

A man who robbed the cPort Credit Union and a Bank of America branch could have been involved in two other robberies, police say.
Published
June 18, 2015

Busted muffler leads to meth bust in Oxford

Police and state drug agents discover chemicals for making the drug and a new tactic for obtaining them.
Published
June 18, 2015

Three people injured when vehicle hits pole in Casco

Passers-by extinguish a fire after the crash, and a 3-year-old girl is flown to a Portland hospital.
Published
June 16, 2015

Appeals court agrees that Portland officer was justified in shooting Veazie man

The man, whose vehicle had been pulled over, had struggled with the officer and tried to drive away.
Published
June 16, 2015

Justice Roland Cole named chief of Superior Court in Maine

He will earn $126,000 a year in his new post, a raise of $5,000 over what he earned as an associate justice.
Published
June 16, 2015

Coast Guard change of command ceremony set for Thursday at Ocean Gateway

Capt. Brian Gilda will be replaced as commander of Sector Northern New England.
Published
June 11, 2015

Three indicted in shooting, stabbing at South Portland recreation fields

The indictments stem from a drug deal involving ‘a relatively small quantity of marijuana,’ police say.
Published
June 10, 2015

Yarmouth man in critical condition, school bus driver hurt in New Gloucester collision

Police say none of the 10 student riders was injured after an Acura veered out of its lane and hit the bus head-on.