MANCHESTER (AP) — Investigators are continuing to conduct interviews and the state police crime lab is processing evidence following a double-homicide in Manchester. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said Monday that detectives are following up on a “number of leads” that have come in from the public. The bodies of 35-yearold Eric Williams […]

FRYEBURG (AP) — Fire officials say a man was severely burned when a fuel storage tank accidentally ignited and exploded inside a garage in southwestern Maine over the weekend. The Portland Press Herald reports the fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. Sunday at a property on McNeil Road in Fryeburg. Fire Chief Ozzie Sheaff says […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s hunting seasons for certain game birds and small game animals are entering their final days. Several seasons that began in the fall end on Thursday. They include ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail and pheasant. Small animal hunting seasons for gray squirrel, raccoon, skunk and opossum are also ending. Gray squirrel hunters also […]

MONMOUTH (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Sabattus-based AD Electric Inc. more than $15,000 for violating safety regulations. The Kennebec Journal reports the penalty stems from a May 5 blaze that destroyed the company’s warehouse on South Monmouth Road in Monmouth. Officials say $1 million worth of inventory was lost in […]

WATERVILLE (AP) — Police in Maine say a woman whose body was found outside a Waterville home apparently fell to her death. Waterville police say 33- year-old Stacey MacDonald of Clinton had been a guest at the home on Drummond Avenue that was still partially under construction. Authorities say her body was discovered Saturday afternoon. […]