Norah Hogan

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

An early morning armed robbery turned 10-hour police standoff in Auburn, is reigniting concerns about youth crime in the Lewiston Auburn area. Following the robbery on Sunday, the suspects retreated to a second-floor apartment at 133 Lake Street. Nine people eventually exited, all 21 years old and younger. Auburn Police Department ultimately arrested three suspects: two 17-year-olds and one 15-year-old. Two of the teens were on juvenile probation, one of whom was also on house arrest.

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

Advocates in Maine are calling April 29 Domestic Violence Day. They gathered in Augusta and called on lawmakers to provide more funding for victims' services with the understanding that the federal dollars they've come to rely on, are now at risk. Six people have been killed in domestic violence homicides in the first four months of 2025, and by 8 Investigates own tracking, at least 31% of major police incidents this year, have been domestic violence related.

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

THE PIPE IS ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED SOON.. FIREFIGHTERS ARE AT A HIGHER RISK OF GETTING CANCER THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON. BUT AS 8 INVESTIGATES HAS BEEN REPORTING - IT'S HARD FOR MANY MAINE FIREFIGHTERS TO ACCESS AND AFFORD PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS. NORAH HOGAN WENT TO AN EVENT AT YORK COUNTY E-M-A THAT'S HELPING TO BRIDGE THE GAP. <NORAH HOGAN> "BEST PRACTICE SAYS MOST AMERICANS SHOULD GET SCREENED FOR CANCER BETWEEN 40 TO 50 YEARS OLD, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CANCER.

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

COURT OF APPEALS IN BOSTON HAS DENIED MAINE REP. LAUREL LIBBY'S MOTION FOR 'INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL.' THIS RULING COMES AFTER A LOWER COURT DENIED HER REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATE LEGAL REMEDY THAT WOULD HAVE FORCED THE MAINE HOUSE TO LIFT HER CENSURE. THIS MOST RECENT RULING, WHICH WAS FILED FRIDAY -- MEANS THAT LIBBY'S CENSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WHILE HER LAWSUIT AGAINST HOUSE SPEAKER RYAN FECTEAU MAKES IT WAY THROUGH THE COURTS.

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Norah Hogan

The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency withheld $65.8 million worth of Title X grants, impacting 22 states. This comes after the Trump administration paused funding to 16 organizations, including Planned Parenthood, in early April. The suit mentions Maine as one of at least seven states that are now without any federally funded family planning services.