Name: Staffing crisis in Maine jails
Uploaded: 2/18/2020 11:12:35 PM
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Description: How a deadly crash is linked to a shortage of corrections officers at Maine county jails

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Staffing crisis in Maine jails

How a deadly crash is linked to a shortage of corrections officers at Maine county jails

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Log truck rollover blocking road in Howland

Units are on scene and cranes are on the way, but state police said Lagrange Road will be closed "for some time."

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Buxton incident

Roads are blocked off in Buxton for what police are calling an incident.

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Reminder: clean the snow and ice off your roof before driving

Luckily no children were on a bus that had its windshield smashed by ice flying off an oncoming car.

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New details about the fatal crash in Clinton

Police say the night of the crash that killed three children in Clinton started as a "joy ride."

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Traffic Alert: Waterville water main break

Waterville had a water main break on Thursday morning. Police say people in Waterville, Winslow, and Vassalboro reported losing water pressure.

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Reminder: clean off your roof before driving

Police say ice flew off an oncoming car and smashed the bus's windshield. Thankfully, there were no students on the bus at the time.

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Joyride led to crash that killed 3 in Clinton, police say

Police say a joyride with an unlicensed driver behind the wheel preceded a fatal crash in central Maine that killed three youths and injured two others.

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New Hampshire man drives distracted, hits State Police cruiser

Calvin Cheney, 27, of New Durham, New Hampshire admitted to reaching for his cell phone just prior to the crash.

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Three injured Wednesday in Clinton crash

The crash happened at Mile 136 southbound on I-95.

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Ohio Street Bridge replacement project begins in Bangor

Maine D.O.T. officials say they are replacing the bridge because it is approximately 60 years old and is approaching the end of its useful life.

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Clinton crash: how the community is reacting to this horrific car crash

Clinton crash: how the community is reacting to this horrific car crash

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Penobscot Narrows Bridge closes briefly over concern of falling ice

Officials said the closure was over concern for ice falling off the bridge cables.

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Hancock County Sheriff's Dept. asks tractor-trailers, heavy trucks to avoid a stretch of Rt. 179

Several tractor-trailers have been having a hard time getting up over some of the hills which is causing traffic issues.

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Massachusetts man seriously injured after skidding on Maine Turnpike

The crash was the most serious of several that took place along the turnpike in the Saco area during Friday's snow and ice storm.

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Maine State Police posts alarming video of tractor-trailer crashing on slick roads

State police posted this dashcam video of a trooper responding to a car off the road when a tractor-trailer in front of him spun out of control.

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