Kate McCormick

Staff Writer

Kate McCormick is the Franklin County reporter for the Morning Sentinel. She previously worked as a general assignment reporter for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine, Kate interned with the Washington Post's investigative team, traveling to Wichita, Kan. to report for the 2016 rollout of the Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fatal Force series on police shootings. At the Post, Kate also worked on metro investigations including a story on evictions in the District of Columbia that led to changes in the district's eviction policies. While in D.C., Kate had the opportunity to work with a D.C.-based Frontline team on their upcoming investigative documentary and intern with American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop. A native New Yorker, she relocated to Maine just in time for winter.

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Published
November 18, 2016

Jury convicts South Portland dermatologist of tax evasion, distributing controlled drugs

The panel deliberated for nearly five days in the case of Dr. Joel Sabean, who was accused of avoiding $900,000 in taxes.
Published
November 11, 2016

Veterans deserve our best, Portland parade crowd is told

‘What are we willing to do to give back to the best of our country? The best of our city?’ asks Police Chief Michael Sauschuck.
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November 3, 2016

Tears flow at vigil for student killed when hit by pickup truck in Lewiston

Police say Jayden Cho-Sargent, 13, was struck while on his way to middle school as he used a crosswalk on a busy street.
Published
November 1, 2016

Sanders spurs on Maine voters in campaign rally for Clinton

The Vermont Democrat returns to Deering High School, where thousands of Portland Democrats stood in line for a party caucus in March and gave Sanders a victory over Hillary Clinton.
Published
October 28, 2016

Trump seizes on email issue to attack Clinton at rally in Lisbon

The Republican applauds the FBI’s decision to review more emails, calling it the “biggest scandal since Watergate” in an appearance before a rain-soaked crowd in a Christian school gymnasium.
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October 19, 2016

For Maine law enforcement, no liftoff on drones for doing police work

Officials see the potential, but few agencies are using the unmanned aircraft more than a year after the state passed regulations.
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October 18, 2016

Moody’s Collision Centers buys former racetrack in Gorham

Company founder and Gorham native Shawn Moody says he intends to reveal plans for the 62-acre parcel in the next few weeks.
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October 17, 2016

Maine officials brace for powerful opiate suspected in weekend overdose

Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid used as a large animal tranquilizer and more deadly than heroin, has already been seen in a rash of overdoses in the Midwest.