With Filing Deadline Passed, Maine Senate Race Looks Unclear
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AUGUSTA, Maine) — When Olympia Snowe, the Republican senior senator from Maine, announced her plans to retire from Congress last month, the consensus among politicos was that her move would behoove the opposing party — the Demo…
Jerry Perdomo Murder Suspect Appears In Maine Court
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Daniel Porter, the man accused of killing a Florida firefighter in a drug money dispute, made his first court appearance Friday, claiming he acted in self defense.”Mr. Perdomo made threats both verbal and with the firearm to Mr. P…
Body Believed to Be Missing Florida Firefighter
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A body believed to be missing Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo was recovered from a wooded area in Maine on Wednesday, one day after a suspect in his death was arrested. “The State Medical Examiner’s Office has just arrived at th…
Missing Florida Firefighter: Suspect Charged with Murder
Comstock/Thinkstock(JACKSON, Maine) — The man identified as a person interest in the disappearance of Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday, Maine State Police said.Daniel Porter, 24, and his girlfriend, Che…
Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe to Retire
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, a three-term veteran from Maine, will not stand for re-election this fall. Snowe, one of the handful of moderates left in the Senate, said she is tired of the gridlock that has paral…
Missing Florida Firefighter: Person of Interest Named
Comstock/Thinkstock(JACKSON, Maine) — Police in Maine who say they suspect foul play in the disappearance of Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo have named Daniel Porter a person of interest.Porter, 24, and his girlfriend, Cheyanne Nowak, are believed t…
Police Suspect Foul Play in Case of Missing Florida Firefighter
Comstock/Thinkstock(BANGOR, Maine) — Foul play is suspected in the case of a Florida firefighter who vanished 11 days ago after driving 1,600 miles from Florida to visit a friend, state police say.Jerry Perdomo, a 31-year-old husband and father of two…
Florida Firefighters Go to Maine to Find Missing Colleague
Comstock/Thinkstock(BANGOR, Maine) — Two Florida firefighters arrived in Maine to try to find their missing friend and colleague, Jerry Perdomo, who vanished 10 days ago after driving the 1,600 miles from Florida to visit a friend.Jerry Perdomo, 31, h…
Mystery of Florida Firefighter’s Disappearance Deepens
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The disappearance of a Florida firefighter 1,600 miles from home and the perplexing behavior of a couple he reportedly had contact with has baffled investigators, who have found no signs of foul play.Jerry Perdomo, 31, …
Maine’s Caucus Confusion: Romney’s Win at Risk?
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(AUGUSTA, Maine) — The Maine Republican Party announced Feb. 11 that Mitt Romney had won the state’s caucuses by 194 votes. In the days after the announcement, however, some problems began to emerge. Reports indicated that…
Maine Hosts a ‘Lazy Caucus’ in Vacationland
iStockphoto/Thinkstock edit Delete caption(AUGUSTA, Maine) — On Saturday evening, the Maine Republican Party will announce the results of its state’s caucus. Still, Saturday isn’t neccesarily the date of the Pine Tree State’s caucus.While …
Ayla Reynolds: Windows Broken at Missing Maine Toddler’s House
ABC News(WATERVILLE, Maine) — Two windows were smashed at the home of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds, police said Saturday.Officers responded to a 911 call at the Waterville, Maine, home around 11:15 p.m. Friday night after Reynolds’ grandmother,…
Maine Senator Susan Collins Engaged This Week
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — A wedding is in the works for Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.On Sunday, the 59-year-old senator became engaged for the first time to Thomas Daffron, chief operating officer of Jefferson Consulting Group, a lo…
Maine Girl Gets Rare Six-Organ Transplant
Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — A 9-year-old girl from Maine is heading home, three months after receiving a six-organ transplant at Children’s Hospital Boston.Alannah Shevenell of Hollis, Maine, got a new esophagus, liver, stomach, spleen, p…
Missing Maine Toddler: Adults Withholding Info, Police Say
ABC News(WATERVILLE, Maine) — Police investigating the disappearance of Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds have turned their focus to the three adults who were in the home with the girl the night she was last seen, saying that the evidence doesn’t point to a…
Missing Maine Toddler: Adults Withholding Info, Police Say
ABC News(WATERVILLE, Maine) — Police investigating the disappearance of Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds have turned their focus to the three adults who were in the home with the girl the night she was last seen, saying that the evidence doesn’t point to a…
Ayla Reynolds Case: Blood Found in Home Belongs to Missing Girl
ABC News(WATERVILLE, Maine) — Blood discovered in the home of the father of missing Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds did come from the girl and was, “more blood than a small cut would produce,” the girl’s family says investigators told them.The family of t…
Missing Toddler: Parents Meet for First Time Since Disappearance
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WATERVILLE, Maine) — The parents of missing Maine toddler Ayla Bell Reynolds met at a vigil Saturday for the first time since their daughter’s disappearance, as police waited for test results for blood found in the toddler’s fat…
Ayla Reynolds Case: Blood Found in Maine Home of Missing Baby
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WATERVILLE, Maine) — Blood was found in the Maine home from which a 20-month-old toddler, according to her father, disappeared on Dec. 17, ABC affiliate WCVB reported. Ayla Bell Reynolds’ father, Justin DiPietro, told police in …
Missing Maine Toddler Ayla Reynolds: Police Suspect Foul Play
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(PORTLAND, Me.) — Maine authorities investigating what happened to toddler Ayla Reynolds now believe foul play was involved in her disappearance.”We base our conclusions on evidence gathered by investigators during the pa…