Newsroom – The Latest Update from Q96.1

Here are the news headlines for Maine and New Brunswick for Thursday, August 1.

The RCMP is investigating an accident on the Trans-Canada Highway just below Woodstock that claimed the life of a woman and sent 3 others to the hospital.

The Presque Isle Fire Department saved a local business from damage after a vehicle caught fire inside the garage.

The Maine Warden Service says the search is continuing for a missing hiker in a rugged section of the Appalachian Trail, but a more intensive search effort may have to wait for the weekend. Read more...

A Lewiston woman is being held at the Androscoggin County Jail in connection with a crime spree that stretched across the country.

With the New Brunswick Day long weekend approaching, RCMP will be out in force cracking down on drunk and aggressive drivers.

The event formerly known as the Redneck Olympics is getting under way today in the small town of Hebron, Maine.

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