Norah Hogan

2 days ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

For the second year in a row, efforts to create a statewide tracking system for sexual assault kits in Maine, have failed. That means that Maine will remain the only state in the U.S. that's yet to enact any recommended rape kit reforms. Two similar bills, LD 549 and LD 1816, passed both chambers with nearly unanimous bipartisan support, but on Tuesday, the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee chose not to fund either. "I'm enraged, said LD 549 bill sponsor Rep.

5 days ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

LATEST UPDATES. INVESTIGATES HAS OBTAINED A COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO HAZING ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING THE MOUNT ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY TEAM. THE REPORT IS SHEDDING NEW LIGHT ON TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE TEAM IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. WITNESSES WHO WERE INTERVIEWED DURING THE INVESTIGATION MENTIONED HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS, HARASSMENT AND IN SOME CASES EVEN ASSAULT.

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY THAT WAS AGREED TO BY ALL 50 STATES. AN EMAIL OBTAINED BY EIGHT INVESTIGATES - REVEALING THAT A CREDIT UNION IS CUTTING TIES WITH ALL "CAREGIVER STOREFRONTS" SELLING MEDICAL MARIJUANA. THIS COULD LEAVE HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WITHOUT A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. NORAH HOGAN HAS THE DETAILS. <NORAH HOGAN> "ANDREW PETTINGILL OWNS A CAREGIVER STOREFRONT IN PORTLAND.

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

Studies show that Americans are paying an average of $1,400 a year to maintain their cars after driving on deteriorating and congested roads. In Maine, the average cost is even higher, with drivers spending an average of between $1,486 (Lewiston-Auburn) to $1,824 (Bangor) a year in the state's busiest urban areas. If you drove today, you probably passed multiple potholes. Most of us never report them, but maybe we should.

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

The Portland Tenants Union claims the city isn't doing enough to enforce its rent control rules. Landlords who are leasing out long-term rentals have to register with the city, and most have to adhere to a cap on annual rent increases. The Portland Tenants Union says, based on their survey of 240 units, 60% were out of compliance.