Susan Farley

2 days ago | foxbangor.com | Susan Farley

WESLEY - One person died and 3 others were injured after a crash in Washington County. Hancock County Sheriff's  Lt. Dakota Dupuis says a little after 6:30 Saturday night a deputy was conducting traffic enforcement on Route 9 in Aurora when he saw  a vehicle with mechanical defects traveling in the oncoming lane above the posted speed. Dupuis says the deputy attempted to stop the car and it came to a brief stop before the driver accelerated rapidly and fled.

2 days ago | foxbangor.com | Susan Farley

AUGUSTA - A consumer protection bill aimed at helping people buying event tickets has passed committee in the Maine Legislature. Senate President Mattie Daughtry sponsored the bill which she says would regulate speculative ticket sales and the deceptive use of URLs and bots to circumvent online sales limitations. She says the bill would also guarantee price transparency by requiring event ticket sellers to clearly disclose all fees upfront.

2 days ago | foxbangor.com | Susan Farley

READFIELD -- Two people died after a vehicle crashed into a tree and burst into flames. Kennebec County Sheriff Chief Deputy Chris Read say it happened on Main Street in Readfield just before 1am on Monday. Read says it is believed the SUV is the same vehicle is the same one that passed a state trooper on the North Road in Readfield earlier traveling in excess of 70 miles per hour.

3 days ago | foxbangor.com | Susan Farley

ELLSWORTH -- 8 people were displaced after a fire in Ellsworth over the weekend. It happened at a two story, multi family dwelling at 99 Oak Street on Saturday. City of Ellsworth spokesperson Maura Condon says a fire in the basement apartment kitchen was caused by Unatttended cooking. She says a sprinkler system contained it from spreading any further. According to Condon there was fire and smoke damage in the kitchen and significant water damage from the sprinkler activation.

6 days ago | foxbangor.com | Susan Farley

AUGUSTA - The Maine Senate has given initial approval to a bill that supporters say would protect women's health and fund family planning services. LD 143 would allocate nearly 6.2  million dollars in grant funding over the next biennium to the Department of Health and Human Services to provide management and oversight of family planning services. The bill also establishes the fund to maintain access to statewide family planning services. It does not provide funding for abortions.