Becky Sawtelle

Oct 13, 2023 | wgme.com | Becky Sawtelle

GORHAM (WGME) – Two horses were put down by police Friday night after being hit by a vehicle in Gorham. Gorham police say the horses escaped from a nearby pasture and were struck on Route 202 near Queen Street. Police had to shoot the horses because of the injuries they sustained. The two people in the vehicle were not injured. Investigators say the horses were dark, making it difficult for the driver of the vehicle to see the horses in the road. Speed is not considered a factor in the crash.

Sep 26, 2023 | wgme.com | Becky Sawtelle

Wed, September 27th 2023, 3:23 AM UTC0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 90%FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The Biden administration on Thursday, April 27, sanctioned Russia's Federal Security Service and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence organization for wrongfully detaining Americans.

Sep 18, 2023 | wgme.com | Becky Sawtelle

PORTLAND (WGME) – A Maine state representative and lobsterman is alive to talk about a scary ordeal he experienced prior to Hurricane Lee arriving in Maine. Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham was bringing his boat in on Friday when he and his friend experienced a rogue wave. Faulkingham says one minute they saw a wall of water and then next, he and his boat-mate, Alex Polk, were in the water. "I wasn't scared,” Faulkingham said. “I was calm. I was at peace, and I knew I was going to be OK.

Aug 15, 2023 | wgme.com | Becky Sawtelle

AUGUSTA (WGME) –- There was a world record attempt like no other in Augusta Tuesday in honor of the king of rock and roll. Organizers attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Elvis impersonators. Those behind the event, which is taking place during National Elvis Week, say it's to honor Elvis Presley's only performance in Maine, which took place in 1977 at the Augusta Civic Center.

Aug 1, 2023 | wgme.com | Becky Sawtelle |Matthew Bourgault

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Maine's Congressional Representatives reacted to the latest indictment of former President Donald Trump Tuesday. Maine Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says the country was under attack on January 6, 2021. “On January 6, 2021, American democracy came under attack by armed mobs set on overturning the presidential election results and overthrowing our government. Those mobs and those goals were directed by Donald Trump.