Maine has spent millions to digitize court records — and they’re still mostly...
A recent decision to halt most online access puts into question whether eCourts will truly do what the state judicial branch promised.
View ArticleHancock County probate judge could again be suspended from practicing law
William Blaisdell has until April 1 to show he has paid his taxes, or else he risks a one-year suspension from practicing law.
View ArticleKennebec County sheriff stalking case set for trial in Skowhegan
Prosecutors agreed last year to move the case to Somerset County and drop one stalking charge against Nicholas Worthing, of Pittston, who has gone through a dozen defense lawyers over four years.
View ArticleThird man pleads guilty to stealing property from Bowdoin home where deadly...
Arden Shaw was one of three people to face federal charges over stolen U.S. Border Patrol equipment.
View ArticleKennebec County sheriff stalking case raises legal questions
District Court Judge Andrew Benson did not reach a verdict in the case of Nicholas Worthing, who is accused of stalking Sheriff Ken Mason, but instead asked both sides to submit briefs on several legal...
View ArticleJobs for Maine prisoners are shifting online. The state wants to charge for...
Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.
View ArticleLawmakers want to add $3 million for public defense. Gov. Mills still wants...
An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed...
View ArticleUnity man sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault of 12 year old
Jesse J. Harvey will serve 10 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release as part of a plea deal reached after the victim, an extended family member, made further disclosures to authorities...
View ArticleMadison drug bust suspect flees police, climbs 40 feet up a tree
Noah Weeks, 40, was arrested Tuesday when police tried to execute a drug search warrant and he fled in his vehicle and then by foot into the woods, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleAugusta woman get nine months for stealing shopping cart full of liquor
Samantha Berube pleads guilty to thefts in three counties, including "all the high end liquor" from a Hannaford store.
View ArticleEtna woman charged with murder in boyfriend’s death
Police arrested Heidi Tasker, 36, and charged her in the death of Luke Norris, 41, and took her to a hospital for evaluation.
View ArticleMaine’s highest court sides with Cumberland cyclist who appealed $151 ticket
Christopher Ray, 62, has been fighting the fine since the Cumberland police chief cited him for riding beside his friend in 2023.
View ArticleClinton attempted robbery under investigation
Clinton police say they are investigating an incident Friday night in which a man attempted to rob another man and assaulted him with a knife outside his home on River Road
View ArticleEtna woman charged with boyfriend’s murder referred for mental evaluation
Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was 'in a high state of distress,' her attorney said.
View ArticlePortland police, FBI announce $10,000 reward for Boston man missing since 2006
Miguel Oliveras has been missing for 18 years and was last seen at a club on Riverside Street.
View ArticleAlbion man sentenced to 75 days for sexual contact with girl, possessing...
The victim's father said he should have shot the defendant instead of going to authorities at Sean Eori's sentencing Tuesday, where the victim and her family said the system failed to protect her.
View ArticleHere is where Maine is challenging the Trump administration in court
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined several multistate lawsuits against the Trump administration related to immigration, privacy rights and federal funding.
View ArticleWindsor man sentenced to 20 years for sexual assaults on child
Peter Cayouette's victim testified she was assaulted hundreds of times for a year, when she was 11 and 12 years old.
View ArticleCornville man sentenced for accessing child sexual abuse material
Wade Willette, 46, of Cornville, used the Kik messaging app to upload videos containing child sexual abuse materials in 2021.
View ArticleBenton man pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to 29 years
AUGUSTA — A Benton man pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing a Fairfield man to death in 2023 and was sentenced to 29 years in prison. Raheem Goodwin, 23, pleaded guilty to murdering 62-year-old Edwin...
View ArticleJay man accused of sexually assaulting girl under age 16
Brandon J. Wilson, 19, of Jay, was fired from his position as a corrections officer at Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington on March 25, the same day of his arrest.
View ArticleAugusta needs to do more to help homeless residents, task force says
The group urges city officials to help create a year-round homeless shelter and hire a worker to coordinate housing services.
View ArticleTroopers found justified in deadly shooting on Piscataqua River Bridge
Trent Weston, of New Hampshire, was shot by police during an early morning standoff in late August, after killing his wife and son, officials said at the time.
View Article2 arrested in Harmony at suspected illegal marijuana grow
The two men from Massachusetts were arrested in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office’s 24th similar bust since January 2024, and the second at the Harmony home.
View ArticleMan indicted of killing his wife, attacking mother in Readfield
In addition to a charge of murding his wife, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted Samuel Whittemore, 34, of aggravated attempted murder for his attack on his mother.
View ArticleThree people killed in Sabattus shooting Wednesday
A gunman shot and killed his mother Wednesday on Route 9 in Sabattus before exiting the vehicle, shooting at passing cars and killing another person. He then turned the gun on himself.
View ArticleSomerset County officials reconsider selling guns used in crimes
Some county commissioners think the sheriff should auction off forfeited guns that may still have some value instead of destroying them.
View ArticleWales man describes Sabattus shooting: ‘I could smell gunpowder’
'The gunfire was so loud I thought he was shooting right next to me,' said John Childs.
View ArticleFairfield drug bust leads to 6 arrests
Investigators seized more than 53 grams of suspected fentanyl from the Gagnon Road residence, along with other items and drugs, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleA Maine judge might not release people from jail until state’s top court...
A judge in Kennebec County was unable to hold a hearing Monday to move forward on her plans to release people without lawyers from jail because an attorney for the state wants Maine's highest court to...
View ArticleCornville woman arrested in Skowhegan and charged with drug trafficking,...
Investigators said they found cocaine and methamphetamine hidden in a coffee tumbler.
View ArticleWaterville man charged with arson after police find burning dumpster, trash
State fire investigators said they determined Jason Woods, 47, intentionally set the fire in a parking lot early Thursday morning.
View ArticleSkowhegan man charged with manslaughter for 2024 fatal crash
Rhaheem Friend, 34, was driving the vehicle in the August 2024 crash on South Solon Road in Solon that left Nicholas Foss, 39, of Madison, dead.
View ArticleMaine funeral director who stole over $60,000 from clients sentenced to year...
Harold Lee Lamson Jr. pleaded guilty to dozens of charges Wednesday tied to the thefts while he operated four funeral homes in Penobscot and Washington counties.
View ArticlePolice: Fatal shooting at marijuana operation in Turner was ‘drug rip gone bad’
A Virginia man was shot in the head and dumped nearly 40 miles away after a botched robbery last December, according to recently unsealed court documents.
View ArticleAffidavit details ties between Solon fatal crash and local drug trafficking
A detective’s affidavit supporting charges against Rhaheem Friend, the driver in the August 2024 crash, also describes what happened in the five hours between the crash and when it was reported.
View ArticleMaine’s only law school asks state for $1 million to reopen criminal law clinic
The University of Maine School of Law is trying to reestablish a criminal justice legal clinic for student attorneys, but funding it could be a roadblock in a tight budget year.
View ArticleSidney mother accused of murdering son not mentally competent, evaluation finds
A psychologist testified that Megan McDonald believes she directly communicates with God, who told her to kill her son.
View ArticleState police investigate death in Hartland
Major crimes detectives are investigating the death of a woman at a residence on the Canaan Road in Hartland on Saturday.
View ArticleCase against former Anson-Madison Water District superintendent stays alive
Michael Corson, 55, had asked for the charge to be dropped in March.
View ArticleUncle Henry’s back online following ransomware attack
Company president Kevin Webb said no sensitive personal information was compromised during the hack, which forced the business to shut its website down for nearly a month.
View ArticleRangeley woman pleads guilty to stealing money from local business
Brittany Moura, 38, has paid $31, 754 in restitution.
View ArticleMan accused of Readfield murder committed for mental health treatment
Samuel Whittemore, accused of killing his wife and attacking his mother in February, is to be committed in an effort to restore his mental competency so the criminal case against him can proceed to trial.
View ArticleWaterville man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2024 shooting death
As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, murder and gun possesion charges against Tyler Quirion, 21, were dropped.
View ArticleNew Maine law would require protection order defendants to keep certain...
The new law, which will take effect 90 days after adjournment, will expand what protections Maine judges can offer victims of domestic violence and stalking.
View ArticleMinot man charged in crash that injured 4, including Monmouth police lieutenant
Police said Sean McNeil was drunk and driving recklessly on the early evening of Jan. 6 when his Ford pickup truck crossed the centerline on Turner Center Road and into the path of a truck.
View ArticleTwo killed in Readfield crash
Two adults died after the SUV they were in went off the road and into a tree on Main Street.
View ArticleNational Park Service investigating after man found dead at Acadia National Park
A park official said there is no threat to the public and that no one had been reported missing.
View ArticleComplaint against Kennebec, Somerset district attorney dismissed
An Oakland woman claimed Maeghan Maloney inappropriately shared information about her case.
View ArticleBomb threats at Gardiner and Hampden Walgreens stores were hoaxes, police say
The Gardiner store was locked down and closed for about 2 hours Friday because of the threat, local police said.
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