Madison drug bust leads to 4 arrests
Somerset County Sheriff’s Office investigators said they seized more than 25 grams of cocaine and fentanyl along with other items while searching an Ingalls Street residence.
View ArticleMount Desert Island schools defrauded of more than $1 million in cyber theft
The district learned about the fraud on Tuesday and has since disabled the compromised payment system, the superintendent says.
View ArticleLewiston police contend with gun violence, and a frustrated public
As police take steps to address the increase in shootings, residents are anxious for results.
View ArticleMaine 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.
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