Newry couple that discovered $1.5 billion lithium deposit fighting in court to mine it
Strict state regulations have prevented Mary and Gary Freeman from excavating the sought-after mineral used in batteries and cell phones.Read
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Ellsworth attorney disbarred after allegedly siphoning cash from dead client’s estate
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Read moreMainer charged with domestic terrorism for protesting Atlanta training center
ATLANTA — A resident of Kennebunkport was among five activists protesting Atlanta’s new public safety training center who were arrested
Read moreSouth Thomaston man sentenced for $1 million PPP scam
A South Thomaston man was sentenced to 1.5 years for a scheme in which he received more than $1 million
Read morePenobscot County’s criminal case backlog is still one of the highest in Maine
The backlog of criminal cases in Penobscot County is slowly easing after a spike caused by COVID-19 — but still
Read moreWoman accused of stealing money from Waterville youth center pleads no contest
Sherrie Anne Genness of Belgrade could serve up to 30 months in prison and be required to pay up to
Read moreJurors tour site of South Portland woman’s death as murder trial gets underway
Raymond Lester, 37, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, last June by hitting her with his car during
Read moreLivermore Falls man gets probation for Social Security and health care fraud
Rick V, Greene is ordered to repay state and federal government programs more than $70,000.Read More
Read moreOne of the largest drug busts in Maine history leads to one of the longest sentences
Prosecutors say the Bangor woman had no prior criminal record in Maine but was driven by money Read More
Read moreMaine Mom Challenges Alleged Secret Public School Gender Transitions in Federal Court
A Newcastle woman who discovered that public school officials were facilitating the social transition of her 13-year-old daughter behind her
Read moreSupreme Judicial Court justice allows indigent defense petition to proceed
Justice Wayne Douglas has scheduled a hearing for Nov. 14 to consider whether three Aroostook County men who don’t have
Read moreBangor Woman Sentenced for Drug Trafficking after Police Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 600,000 People
A Bangor woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for numerous drug trafficking offenses, a sentence the Maine
Read moreWest Newfield man charged in murder of Freeport woman
The body of Danielle Goodwin was discovered off Clark’s Pond Road in South Portland in September. After eight weeks of
Read moreState rests in trial for man accused of Acadia hit-and-run death
The trial for Raymond Lester, 37, will resume Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. He is charged with intentional murder in
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