Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2015
State police search site in East Millinocket for evidence in cold case murder
Officers search along power lines near Schenck High School, where the body of Joyce McLain was found in 1980.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2015
Portland police seek suspect in stabbing near Franklin Towers
A man is taken to the hospital with a wound to his lower back, and police search for a man who was seen leaving the vicinity of the apartment building in a car with two others.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2015
Families, friends honor victims of Noyes Street fire at memorial service
The gathering, which draws about 200 people, is held in a Portland park not far from the site of the fire that claimed the lives of six young adults a year ago.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2015
Hermon woman charged with trafficking in heroin
Police say Kimberly Cote concealed 42 grams of heroin in a body cavity.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2015
Police detain 3 people for questioning after gun is fired at McDonald’s in Lewiston
A man who reportedly fired the gun is still being sought by police.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2015
House District 23: Four running for seat left vacant last summer
The winner will succeed Rep. Mike Shaw, who moved out of the district representing part of Standish.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2015
House District 19: Three seeking seat left vacant by late Rep. William Noon
Noon’s wife, a Democrat, faces a Republican and an independent in Tuesday’s election.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2015
Driver arrested in South Thomaston after chase ends with crash
Brandon Demmons of Rockland drove off the road five times as he was chased by police for speeding in a school zone, says The Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2015
Search for the El Faro turns up nothing so far
A Navy vessel is using a towed detector to try to locate signals from the voyage data recorder carried by the ship, which sank Oct. 1 with 33 aboard, including four Maine residents.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2015
Portland’s relationship with LePage takes center stage at final mayoral debate
The candidates spar over how they would work with the governor or whether it’s even possible.
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