Sharon Handy
WMTW TV
Lewiston, ME, United States
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Mercy Hospital, physician ordered to pay $6.5M for deadly misdiagnosis
Pete Smith, 25, died in 2017 after a doctor failed to recognize the signs of Lyme Disease. → Read More
State suspends Lewiston funeral home director's license for 30 days
The state of Maine Board of Funeral Services has suspended the license of a Lewiston funeral director for 30 days after concluding that he poses “an immediate jeopardy to the health and safety” to members of the public. → Read More
Maine CDC: Two more presumed cases of coronavirus diagnosed in Maine
The cases involve a woman in her 20's and a man in his 50's → Read More
Auburn man wants murder, rape charges dropped in Alaska cold case
Steven Downs is charged in the 1993 killing of a 20-year-old woman. → Read More
Distress call leads to search for sailboat off coast of Mount Desert Island
The United States Coast Guard is searching for a 40-foot sailboat off the coast of Mount Desert Island.A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said a 911 dispatcher received a distress call around 3 a.m. Saturday. The search is focused about 20 miles south of Mount Desert Island, she said.Rescue crews from Station Southwest Harbor, Air Station Cape Cod and the Canadian Coast Guard are involved in the… → Read More
Pilot critically injured in Sanford helicopter crash
A helicopter crashed at the Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport Saturday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. → Read More
Helicopter crashes in Sanford
A helicopter crashed at the Sanford Seacoast Regional Hospital Saturday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.A spokeperson for the agency said a Robinson R44 helicopter crashed in the grass next to Runway 14 at the airport shortly after 10:30 a.m. The only person on board was the pilot, the spokesperson said. There was no information available on the condition of the… → Read More
Petition to launch Great Diamond Island secession falls just short
The Portland City Clerk's Office said supporters collected 48 signatures, two shy of the 50 needed → Read More
Hit-and-run crash at Westbrook Dairy Queen leads to driver's arrest
David Batchelor , 50, of Westbrook faces several charges, including OUI → Read More
Saco police chief, deputy chief reinstated after probe finds no wrongdoing
Police Chief Raynald Demers, Deputy Chief Corey Huntress were suspended with pay last March. → Read More
Judge grants bail for Portland man accused of killing sister's boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr. says he shot Isahak Muse in self-defense → Read More
Man charged with murder in Swanville shooting
A Morrill man is charged with murder for the shooting death of a Belfast man. → Read More
Lewiston man pleads guilty to attempted sex trafficking
A Lewiston man, whose trial on charges of sex trafficking was canceled after a key witness, his fiancee, died, has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.Martin Gerding, 36, pleaded guilty Thursday in Lewiston District Court to four counts of violating conditions of release and one count of attempted sex trafficking. A judge sentenced him to 141 days in jail, the amount of time he had served since his… → Read More
One man dead, another being questioned in Swanville shooting
One man is dead and another is being questioned after a shooting early Friday morning in the Waldo County town of Swanville.The shooting happened around 4:45 a.m. in a home on Oak Hill Road, according to Steve McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.Maine State Police detectives and the Waldo County Sheriff's Department are on scene, McCausland said.McCausland had no… → Read More
Baby OD's on meth-laced breast milk
BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor woman is facing criminal charges after her 7-month-old baby overdosed on methamphetamine that was transmitted through breast milk. Police said Alyssa Murch, 20, was charged with aggravated furnishing a scheduled drug and endangering the welfare of a child on Monday. Police said medical staff at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor notified authorities… → Read More
Maine's cold climate proves too much for rare hawk
Great Black Hawk treated for frostbite after rescue from park → Read More
Gov. Mills to address Portland event honoring life, work of MLK
Hundreds to pay tribute to late civil rights leader → Read More
City of Portland issues 'yellow zone' parking ban
Ban runs from 10 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday in downtown → Read More
Mary's Firemen for a Cure ski race canceled for 2019
Organizers cite 'last-minute demands' by Shawnee Peak → Read More
Tractor-trailer jackknifes on turnpike, causing traffic backup
BIDDEFORD, Maine — A tractor-trailer crashed in snowy conditions Thursday morning near miile 33 northbound on the Maine Turnpike in Biddeford. The rig jackknifed shortly 9 a.m. and the center and right lanes are blocked, according to turnpike officials. The crash backed up traffic for at least several miles on the highway. No other information is available, including whether anyone was hurt.… → Read More