Snowmobile Death Authorities found a North Carolina snowmobiler dead early Wednesday morning near Rockwood. The Maine Warden Service tells Star 97.7 that 55 Year-Old Willard Hartsock, from Old Fort, NC, died in a snowmobile related incident near Rockwood. The scene indicated that Hartsock approached a wet area on the snowmobile trail, stopped, and placed the snowmobile in … [Read more...] about Local News – December 14, 2017
Local News – December 13, 2017
Roads (Undated) - Several schools in the Greater Bangor area have called off classes for the day as road crews work to clean up messy highways. Along the coast, though, its business as usual as the temperature rose high enough overnight for the precipitation to be all rain. Inland, the temperatures hovered around freezing overnight, creating a layer of wet, heavy snow. Plow … [Read more...] about Local News – December 13, 2017
Local News – December 12, 2017
Home Invasion-Shooting (Machiasport) - A Marine Patrol officer helping police try to arrest an armed robbery suspect shot and wounded the man and a woman in a Machiasport home. The unnamed officer is on administrative leave while authorities investigate the shooting which may be the first officer involved shooting in the agency's history. 33-year old Jason Jackson suffered a … [Read more...] about Local News – December 12, 2017
Local News – December 11, 2017
Home Invasion (East Machias) - A home invasion robbery in East Machias during the weekend remains under investigation. Washington County Chief Deputy Michael Crabtree reports to Star 97.7 a woman called 9-1-1 just before 12:30 Saturday afternoon to report a man entered her home, pulled a gun, and demanded cash. He fled on foot, and investigators say it appeared he got into a … [Read more...] about Local News – December 11, 2017
Local News – December 8, 2017
Murder Verdict (Bangor) - A 29-year old Brooklyn New York man faces up to life in prison after jurors found him guilty of murdering a Bangor man 2-years ago. Robert Hansley is the 2nd man convicted of killing 38-year old Robert Kennedy and wounding another Brooklyn man. Thomas Ferguson was convicted earlier this year and will find out his sentence next month. … [Read more...] about Local News – December 8, 2017
