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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PublishedJuly 23, 2019
Police looking for hit-and-run driver who injured South Thomaston girl
The victim, 16-year-old Emily Miller, suffered a broken leg, ankle and wrist and a shattered pelvis, and recovery could take months.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2019
Family of North Waterboro woman stunned by her murder
Members of Christal Denis’ family, including her mother and 3 adult children, are at a loss for why the woman’s husband, Christopher Denis, would kill her and then take his own life.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Federal initiative results in 30 overdose death cases prosecuted in Maine
Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge was launched a year ago in 10 regions nationally that had high overdose death rates.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Portland man facing at least 5 years in prison for selling counterfeit drugs
Colin Harle, who stashed the drugs in a safe that was hidden in woods, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
Celebration of life to be held for skateboarder killed in Portland hit-and-run
Wayne Harwood’s mother said a celebration of her son’s life will be held Friday in Lincolnville.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
Maine man accused of killing 10-year-old stepdaughter will plead guilty to murder
While Carrillo will admit that he killed Marissa Kennedy and face life in prison, an attorney for his wife, Sharon Carrillo, will ask the state to drop the murder charge against her.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Father mourns loss of skateboarder killed in hit-and-run
More than $1,100 has been raised to pay for the funeral of Wayne Harwood, who grew up in Lincolnville, and Portland police say there have been no arrests made in the case.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Pingree amendment would require Pentagon to prepare for climate change
The Maine congresswoman teams up with a fellow Democrat from Florida in a bid to require the Department of Defense to consider sea level rise when planning new bases.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Troopers say Massachusetts man had 145 grams of crack cocaine
Maine State Police arrested Damion Dunkley and charged him with aggravated drug trafficking following a stop on the Maine Turnpike in Wells.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2019
Feds won’t be allowed to access Maine driver’s license photos, state says
Maine’s secretary of state says he won’t allow the FBI or Immigration and Customs Enforcement to go on database fishing expeditions.
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