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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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Intense heat in Maine likely will last until Tuesday, forecasters say
Sanford reported the state’s highest temperature on Thursday, coming in at a blistering 99 degrees.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Wayward bird seen off the coast of Maine
The breeding range for the tufted puffin normally extends from northern California to Alaska, eastern Russia and northern Japan, and they are rarely seen in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Mother, daughter seriously injured when car collides with dump truck in Standish
Rebecca McVety, 32, of Standish was transported by Lifeflight helicopter to a Portland hospital with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Inmate dies at Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren
Christopher Wilson, 49, who was serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated drug trafficking, died Monday.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
Another shark seen swimming off Popham Beach State Park
Sunday night’s shark sighting forced park officials to close the beach for swimming.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Mega Millions hits $1.1 billion, its second largest jackpot ever
That’s right, over $1 billion is up for grabs when the numbers are drawn Friday night, sparking a buying frenzy among people hoping to strike it rich.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Great white shark sighting confirmed at Popham Beach State Park
Swimmers were ordered to leave the ocean after a paddle boarder spotted the shark Wednesday evening, but the beach resumed normal operations Thursday.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2022
York police searching for suspect who stole Ferrari and crashed it
The gray 2021 Ferrari CP 812 GT, whose owner says it’s worth more than $700,000, was stolen from the Cliff House in Cape Neddick on Saturday night.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
Search for missing boaters underway in Oxford County
The incident took place on Ellis Pond in the town of Roxbury.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
Mainers step up to help homeless family living in van at Maine Turnpike rest stop
People are coming forward with offers to help Jeannie and Roger Cannell find housing following a Portland Press Herald story depicting their plight.
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