Ariel Castro, 53, has been jailed since his arrest on May 6 shortly after the three women he had allegedly held for a decade in his home escaped to freedom.
July 2013
Ex-Maine basketball star’s sentencing postponed
Dana Wilson, 62, was found guilty in May of possessing child porn.
Another tar sands pipeline in Midwest seeks fast track
Unlike the Keystone project, which crosses an international border and requires State Department approval, the proposed pipeline has attracted little public attention.
Putin warns U.S. Russia won’t back down over Snowden asylum
The NSA leaker has applied for temporary asylum in Russia, three weeks after arriving at a Moscow airport from Hong Kong.
Maine man charged in slaying held without bail
Nathan Morton of Greene is charged with murder in connection with the April killing of Romeo Parent.
LePage taking part in Gettysburg commemoration
The governor will tour the battlefield with the Maine and Alabama National Guard and take part in a ceremony at Little Round Top.
Maine’s fisheries commissioner hosts final lobster forum
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher is hosting a meeting Wednesday at Scarborough High School.
AG Eric Holder pans ‘Stand Your Ground’
The attorney general tells the NAACP such laws ‘senselessly expand the concept of self-defense.’
Old Belgrade Road closed for construction
AUGUSTA — Motorists will have to find an alternate route from Old Belgrade Road for five days starting at 6 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Portland bans panhandling
While the decision may draw a court challenge, Portlanders and visitors to the city reacted positively Tuesday to a City Council vote Monday to ban panhandling and other activities in city street medians.