WINN — A school board member set her home on fire and shot herself, committing suicide days before she was due in court to face charges that she stole more than $10,000 from a Patten man last year, officials said Friday. The death of Lisa Fogg, 46, of Winn was ruled a suicide by the […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is raising more questions about fire safety standards at wind farms proposed in the state. The increased scrutiny is in part a reaction to a fire in January that destroyed a $4-million turbine at TransCanada’s wind farm on Kibby Mountain in northern Franklin County, according to Mark Bergeron, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early morning apartment building fire that left seven people without a home. The South Portland Fire Department was called to a four-unit apartment building on Hill Street just after midnight Sunday morning. Lt. Robb Couture says the seven tenants escaped safely, and firefighters rescued […]

HOLDEN — Fire crews responding to reports of a building fire late Sunday afternoon instead found the smoldering remains of an old television on the back deck, according to a Holden firefighter. Holden Fire Department was called to a residence at 23 Kidder Hill Road, near the Dunkin’ Donuts, shortly after 4:30 p.m. When they […]

SEDGWICK — A fire Saturday afternoon destroyed a large rental storage unit building on Route 172 and all of the contents inside, according to fire officials. Eddie Naumann, who runs a separate auto repair business on the same property, said the large building had 150 storage rental units but not all of them had items […]