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Lewiston Police are reporting that a pedestrian died in an accident this morning in Lewiston around 6:35 a.m.

They say you can die from a broken heart, that seems to be the case of Doug Flutie's mother and father. Doug's father, Richard, and mother, Joan, both died yesterday within one hour of each other.

Thrillist.com has complied a list of the 50 states plus Washington D.C. and ranked them on how likely you are to die in a car accident. They combined government data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration.

Some sad news in the world of country music, country singer Daron Norwood was found dead at age 49.

With the resent passing of Leonard Nimoy at the age of 83, it started me thinking about who we lost in 2014 and the early part of 2015. Some names on the list you may know and some you may not.

In the 1960’s one of the hottest female singer-songwriters was teen sensation Leslie Gore. Ms. Gore passed away of lung cancer at the age of 68 at New York University Langone Medical Center.

Donna Douglas, the actress who played Elly May Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” has died, She was 81.

Amazingly extreme weather in the United States kills 2,000 people a year. Most are from floods and tornadoes but heat waves and cold snaps take their fair share too.  Of 10,000 weather related deaths between from 2006 to 2010, excessive cold accounted for two-thirds of deaths and excessive heat accounts for one-third.

It has been said for years, ‘they died of a broken heart’, and that seems to be true. Studies done at John Hopkins Hospital call it ‘broken heart syndrome’ where a surge of hormones impairs the muscle in the heart to pump.

There was a tragic accident at the NewPage Mill in Rumford (Aug. 25) this afternoon. No one else was injured

A series of tornadoes ripped across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and destroying multiple homes, vehicles and businesses.

Country veteran Kevin Sharp died on Saturday night. The 43-year-old was best known for hits like ‘Nobody Knows’ and ‘If You Love Somebody,’ as well as being a passionate spokesman for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

There was a deadly car crash this afternoon (April 18) in Waldoboro. The apparent head-on collision killed the driver and passenger of one vehicle. According to the Lincoln County News, the other driver was sent to the Miles campus of Lincoln Health in Damariscotta...

WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, The Ultimate Warrior, who was born James Brian Hellwig, has died at age 54.

Mickey Rooney, the legendary actor who appeared in over 340 movies and television shows, has passed away. He was 93.

Bangor Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a man's death and now they're reaching out to the public for more information. During last week's major snow storm, police received a report on a person lying on the ground in front of the Walmart sign on Stillwater Avenue, Bangor.