Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
Maine State Police investigate fatal shooting in Blue Hill
A man was shot and killed in a home on Ellsworth Road in the Hancock County town, a state police spokesman says.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Millinocket shooting victim has died
Cameron Pelkey, 23, died Wednesday night while being treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
UMaine student charged with starting fire in dormitory
The off-campus student was charged with criminal mischief and reckless conduct.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Windham woman and daughter stuck in Peru as it locks down its borders
Michelle Kribel and her daughter, Katelyn, were in the Amazon when the country closed its borders, leaving hundreds of Americans stuck there for at least 2 weeks.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2020
Theater chain shuts down movies because of outbreak
Cinemagic Stadium Theaters announced Tuesday that it will close its theaters in Saco, Westbrook and South Portland until April 8.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2020
Bangor man charged with attempted murder is held on $50,000 bail
The Maine State Police tactical team was called in Sunday after Jason Mulligan allegedly shot and seriously wounded a man in a Millinocket home.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Scarborough supermarket
Shaw’s on Payne Road was evacuated Monday afternoon after managers received a telephoned bomb threat.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
Two boys pulled to safety after falling through ice on pond in Standish
A deputy from Cumberland County and two Standish firemen entered the freezing water to rescue one of the boys, who was clinging to a chunk of ice.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
Northern Light Mercy Hospital confirms employee tested positive for coronavirus
The employee works off campus, and the Portland hospital is contacting anyone who may have been exposed.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2020
Portland Public Library shuts down for two weeks
It joins several other libraries that have decided to stay closed to the public during the coronavirus outbreak.
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