BALDWIN — A young man died early Sunday afternoon after walking in front of his friends as they tried to fix a jammed gun while target practicing, according to WCSH 6. The TV station is reporting that six men in their twenties had been target practicing at a sandpit on Carl-Burnell Road when the gun […]
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Oscar-winner Martin Landau, who made stage debut in Maine, dies at 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Landau, the chameleon-like actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show “Mission: Impossible,” then capped a long and versatile career with an Oscar for his poignant portrayal of aging horror movie star Bela Lugosi in 1994’s “Ed Wood,” has died. He was 89. […]
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Death of American detained in North Korea baffles experts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests, its carefully scripted propaganda bluster, even its military threats: Far from the scattershot workings of a madman, most of this fits the playbook of a small, proud country well used to stoking tensions to get concessions it would otherwise not receive from surrounding big […]
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Police investigating discovery of body in Biddeford parking lot
BIDDEFORD (AP) — Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a parking lot in Biddeford, Maine. Police say the body was found on Monday morning near State Street, not far from the southern Maine city’s downtown. WGME-TV (http://bit.ly/2s33t4t ) reported police say the death does not appear to be a homicide. Police have […]
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Sanford man to stand trial for scaring woman to death
ALFRED (AP) — A man accused of causing a Maine woman’s fatal heart attack by frightening her during a 2015 attempted burglary is due to stand trial. Jury selection was getting underway Monday for Carlton Young, who’s pleaded not guilty to felony murder. He’s accused in the death of 62-year-old Connie Loucks, who suffered a […]
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York man dies in accident during whitewater rafting trip
WEST FORKS PLANTATION (AP) — Authorities say a man ejected from a raft while on a whitewater rafting trip is dead. The Maine Warden Service says 67-year-old Richard Sanders, of York, was on a commercial rafting trip on the Dead River Saturday when he and six others, including a guide employed by North Country Rivers, […]
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Belfast man dies after police use stun gun to immobilize him
BELFAST (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died after Maine police used a stun gun in an attempt to immobilize him. Belfast police responded to the home of Dennis Ward on Saturday after they say Ward fired a gun multiple times in his house. Belfast’s chief of police says Ward fired the gun into the […]
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Arundel man killed in armed confrontation with York County deputies
ARUNDEL (AP) — A Maine sheriff’s department says a 37-year-old man is dead following an armed confrontation with York County deputies in Arundel. The sheriff’s office and the Maine Attorney General’s office are investigating the incident, which was reported about 2:15 a.m. Monday. In a brief statement, Sheriff William King says deputies responded to a […]
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Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell dies at age 52 in Detroit
In this Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, file photo, musician Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs during the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago. According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died Wednesday night in Detroit at age 52. (AP Photo/Nam Y. […]
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State investigates death of toddler taking nap at Raymond day care
RAYMOND (AP) — Maine State Police have launched an investigation after a toddler died after taking a nap. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2qsnF1Y ) reported the 16-month-old boy was a foster child of a couple operating a day care center in Raymond. A public safety spokesman says the child had been ill and was put […]