The family of Kare Randall, who died by suicide, is suing a handful of local government agencies and officials, claiming that they failed to respond to clear warning signs.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
With national closure, Yelloh food delivery service will lay off 14 workers near Bangor
The company filed a WARN notice with Maine JobLink Sep. 23, the same day it announced its national closure.
Widow of conservative activist who died in June carrying on his lawsuit against Brewer schools
Patricia McBreairty is taking over a lawsuit her husband, Shawn McBreairty, filed in February. He died in June, but the suit will continue through the courts.
When Lyndon B. Johnson came to Portland 60 years ago, a hundred thousand followed
Johnson’s 1964 visit drew what may have been the largest crowd Portland has ever seen. Sixty years later, those in attendance still remember the group’s energy.
Massachusetts police arrest Bangor man in connection with homicide
Keith Thorpe, 42, will be extradited and charged in the slaying of 39-year-old Virginia Cookson.
Fairfield police trying to contact mother and 3-year-old son missing since Monday
Star Cunningham, who had recently moved from the Chelsea area, was last seen with her son in Fairfield Center.
Woman found dead in Bangor home was homicide victim, police say
Virginia Cookson, 39, was found in a Larkin Street home after she did not show up for work Wednesday morning.
Sen. Angus King endorses Harris for president
Maine’s independent senator says he got to know Vice President Kamala Harris when they both served on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Beach to Beacon women’s winner stripped of title after breaking anti-doping rules
Faith Chepkoech, a Kenyan runner who won the 10-kilometer road race in August, admitted to violating international anti-doping rules.
UMaine System to request another round of proposals for Hutchinson Center sale
A new request for proposals on the Belfast property will be released by the end of next week and will remain open until November.