Mexico and Rumford police officers cleared after shooting man in August
Two western Maine police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing by the Maine attorney general’s office after they shot a
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Portland Diocese asks for Maine’s highest court to weigh in on childhood sexual abuse law
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to weigh in on whether a 2021
Read moreOwner of New England addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Recovery Connection Centers of America provided little or no services while billing Medicare and other insurers as if they had,
Read moreAuburn traffic stop leads to chase, drug arrest
A car chase, a foot chase and a bag of crack cocaine flung onto a roof kept cops busy Wednesday
Read moreConvicted murderer sentenced to 32 years in prison for 1987 Waterville cold case
Advances in DNA technology led to conviction in murder of 20-year-old Janet Brochu of Waterville Read More
Read moreMan accused of stealing pot, starting fight at Auburn cannabis store
Police said William Self went into Cure Cannabis and lit up a marijuana cigarette, which is against store rules.Read More
Read moreMaine lawmakers consider expanding Supreme Judicial Court’s ability to review sentences
L.D. 363 would allow anyone convicted of a crime to appeal their sentence to the Maine Sentencing Review Panel.Read More
Read moreFormer facilities director for Bread of Life Ministries sentenced for sexual abuse of girl
Jeffrey A. Tyler, of Augusta, is to serve one year in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.Read More
Read moreMishandling of evidence by police leads to dismissal of kidnapping, sexual assault charges against Winthrop man
In a plea deal struck Thursday, Jon L. Westerlund was instead sentenced to nine months in prison on an aggravated
Read moreOxford man arrested after high-speed chase through snowstorm
Dawson Bond, 20, is facing multiple charges in Thursday morning’s incident.Read More
Read moreMaine’s top court rules Bangor man convicted of murder should be resentenced
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday unanimously set aside the sentence of a Bangor man convicted of stabbing another man to
Read moreCourt deals blow to $500 million fish farm plans on Midcoast mud flats
The proposed salmon-raising facility in Belfast got a setback when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that sorts
Read moreMaine attorneys coming back to court-appointed rosters
The Maine Legislature’s recent hike in pay for court-appointed private criminal defense attorneys is aimed at combating a chronic backlog
Read moreJudge allows Bar Harbor petitioner to weigh in on cruise ship limits lawsuit
A Bar Harbor resident who successfully spearheaded a citizen’s referendum to sharply lower the limit on local cruise ship visits
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