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Matt Byrne Staff Writer

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.

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September 19, 2018

Medical examiner’s investigation of Portland man’s death from stab wound nearly complete

Investigators and a doctor will meet in early October to finalize their report on Patrick Lobor, 22, who crashed his car on Brighton Avenue, then died of a stab wound.
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September 18, 2018

Serious Kennebunk crash injures two

A head-on collision Monday night seriously injured a 39-year-old Lisbon man and sent two others to the hospital, police said.
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September 17, 2018

Nearly yearlong investigation of Saco shooting death ends with finding of self-defense

Maine State Police say they will not prosecute the person who killed a New Hampshire man at a home on Nye Street in September 2017.
Published
September 15, 2018

Mainers caught in Florence’s path are keeping an eye on rising waters

The tropical storm is bringing torrential rain to the Carolinas, which will see as much as 3½ feet of rain in some areas.
Published
September 15, 2018

Pregnant woman, child critically injured in Fryeburg crash

She was driving on Route 302 with three young children in the car when they were hit head-on.
Published
September 11, 2018

New Maine Medical Center employee parking garage gets city’s approval

The new garage will hold as many as 2,450 cars and allow the hospital to demolish its current parking structure at the corner of Gilman and Congress streets, which in turn will be replaced by new hospital rooms.
Published
September 11, 2018

South Portland Republican running for House has criminal history

The Maine Democratic Party issues a release that reveals Christopher J. Hoy’s misdemeanor convictions and calls on Republican leaders to urge him to withdraw from the District 33 race.
Published
September 11, 2018

Portland man seriously injured in crash in Lyman

Douglas Petersen, 55, lost control of his car at an intersection before it flipped onto its roof.
Published
September 11, 2018

Cruise ship bound for Bermuda docks in Portland to avoid Hurricane Florence

The city says more ships could dock in anticipation of the storm, which is headed for the Carolinas.
Published
September 10, 2018

Police say driver in Saco head-on collision took sleeping pills

Joshua Ellis, the driver in at least 1 of 2 crashes that involved his pickup truck on Aug. 17, told police he took two Lunesta anti-insomnia pills some time before a three-car crash.