David Hench

Portland Press Herald

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Published
July 9, 2014

Missing South Portland woman found safe after two-day search

Ruth Brennan, 77, who has dementia, is reunited with relatives after a rescue dog finds her in dense woods in Waterford.
Published
July 9, 2014

State prison inmate dies at Maine Medical Center

The 68-year-old Houlton man was convicted in 1993 of strangling a woman he lived with.
Published
July 8, 2014

Maine man killed in collision with moose on I-95

Sidney Oakes, 60, was driving a Dodge Grand Caravan south in Howland at 1 a.m. when the van hit the moose.
Published
July 8, 2014

Motorists flag down, stop wrong-way driver on I-95 in York

An 85-year-old woman who doesn’t usually drive on the highway became confused and headed onto the off ramp.
Published
July 3, 2014

Road crews in Rumford scramble to repair damage from severe weather

Wednesday’s storms dumped as much as 6 inches of rain on the town in Oxford County, washing out roads and yards.
Published
July 3, 2014

Fireworks novelty has eased off in Maine

Two years after ban was lifted, some towns are getting weary of the noise, trash and potential for danger.
Published
June 26, 2014

Sanford man among three charged with fatal stabbing of teen

The 18-year-old and two young men from New Hampshire are accused of murdering a teenager whose body was found in Maine.
Published
June 17, 2014

Police: ‘Major’ cocaine dealer arrested at Biddeford tavern

The 60-year-old man allegedly trafficked in the drug at the local AMVETS Hall and Eagles Club.
Published
June 16, 2014

Part of engine, iPad may hold clues in plane crash that killed Maine philanthropist

Investigators will use that and other evidence to analyze why a plane piloted by Richard Rockefeller of Falmouth went down.
Published
June 14, 2014

Child abuse in Maine increases 58%

Authorities attribute the dramatic two-year rise to greater awareness, but also see a link to the surge in the use of opiates.