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Frankfort man killed in single-vehicle crash

WINTERPORT — A Frankfort man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Stream Road in Winterport, according to a media report from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.

Jesse Skillings, 21…

Man killed in fiery single vehicle crash in Swanville

SWANVILLE — A New York man was killed in a late-night crash that involved the building that houses Swan Lake Grocery, according to a media report from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.

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LifeFlighted to Eastern Maine Medical Care

Burnham man suffers life-threatening injuries in ATV crash

BURNHAM — A Burnham man was taken by LifeFlight to Eastern Maine Medical Center after suffering life-threatening injuries during an ATV crash, according to a press release from Lieutenant Matthew…

Palermo man critically injured in China crash

CHINA — A Palermo man was left in critical condition following a single-vehicle accident in China Saturday night, according to a media report from Maine State Police.

Dominic Conlogue, 20…

Man dies after trying to cross road on lawnmower; granddaughter, driver injured

UNITY — A Unity man died of his injuries overnight after he and his granddaughter were struck by an SUV while attempting to cross the road on a riding lawnmower.

The crash, which occurred…

Driver injured in rollover that totaled his Jeep

The driver of this Jeep Patriot was summonsed for failure of left turning vehicle to yield to right of way following a crash in Warren that totaled his sport utility vehicle and caused him minor injuries, including pain and cuts to his hands. (Courtesy Knox County Sheriff’s Office)

WARREN — A two-car crash at the intersection of Route 90 and Eastern Road (Route 131) in Warren Thursday afternoon caused minor injuries to one of the drivers and totaled a 2008 Jeep Patriot sport…

Thorndike woman in critical condition after colliding with tractor trailer

Snowy conditions were cited in a crash in Benton Tuesday that critically injured a Thorndike woman. (Photo from Maine State Police)

PORTLAND - A Thorndike woman remains in critical condition after her SUV collided with a tractor trailer on the Unity Road in Benton Tuesday afternoon, according to a release from Maine Department…

One to the hospital

Snowy road contributes to two-car crash along Route 52

Camden First Aid Association emergency medical technicians prepare to transport Cheryl Battles, of Camden, to the hospital while Camden firefighters check out the Chevrolet sport utility vehicle Battles was a passenger in following a crash on Route 52 early Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)

CAMDEN — Accumulated snow on Turnpike Drive (Route 52) and a driver in a new vehicle combined in a bad way Sunday afternoon, resulting in a two-car, near head-on crash alongside Megunticook Lake…

One driver injured

Lobster hauler, pickup collide in Rockport

Camden First Aid and Camden Access Team crews work to remove 63-year-old Floyd Hews of Searsmont out of his pickup truck after he allegedly ran a stop sign at South Street and crossed Rockville Street into the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)

ROCKPORT — A Searsmont man barely escaped serious injury late Sunday morning after his pickup truck was slammed into by an 18-wheeler hauling a load of lobster.

Ronald Goguen, 59, of Moncton…

Updated: Truck on runway causes crash

Plane down at Owls Head

Debris from Friday night's crash on the taxiway leading from the Knox County Flying Club's hangers to the runway at Knox County Regional Airport. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)

OWLS HEAD — A Cessna 172 single engine plane crashed in the woods at Knox County Regional Airport early this evening, killing three people onboard, according to Knox County Chief Deputy Tim…

Multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional exercise gets underway Oct. 13

Saturday will bring island plane crash and rescue, but it's only a drill

Lasalle Island in Penobscot Bay will be the site of a mock passenger plan crash Saturday morning, with a Unified Command Post set up in Rockland Harbor Park and radio communications atop Mt. Battie in Camden Hills State Park. The multi-agency, multi-town emergency training exercise will get underway around 8 a.m. Oct. 13 and wrap up no later than 2 p.m.

ROCKLAND — Saturday will be a busy day in and around Penobscot Bay and the Midcoast, as the Emergency Management agencies of Knox and Waldo counties will play host to a multi-agency emergency…

Rockland 19-year-old in critical condition after Cushing crash

Firefighters use hydraulic extrication equipment while rescue crews tend to driver Eli Ranquist of Rockland after he crashed head-on into an oncoming Freightliner flatbed truck Monday afternoon in Cushing. (Photo courtesy Rockland Fire Department/Alan Athearn)

CUSHING — The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating an afternoon crash on River Road in Cushing Monday, with preliminary reports that speed may have been a factor.

Eli Ranquist, 19,…