A man and two women from Oakland, Penobscot and Skowhegan were arrested on multiple charges after a traffic stop Wednesday night, police said.
May 2017
Posted inNation & World
Hackers strike computers worldwide in ‘biggest ransomware outbreak’ ever
The malware, described in leaked NSA documents, locks up computers in close to 60 countries, demanding payments starting at $300 and increasing after two hours.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Four people charged with dealing crack in Biddeford
MDEA agents made the arrests Thursday at an apartment on Wentworth Street. Undercover agents had allegedly purchased the drug several times from two of the suspects arrested.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police charge Thorndike woman with manslaughter in ‘bizarre’ Burnham death
Tara Shibles, 37, of Thorndike, was arrested Thursday for entering the home last month of Joyce Wood, 72, after which Wood was ‘stricken’ and died outside in a vehicle, police said.
Posted inNews, Politics
Sen. King concerned by ‘bizarre and puzzling’ shifts in Trump’s account of Comey firing
Sen. Collins declines to comment on the president’s statements, but previously said that Comey’s ouster would not stop the FBI’s Russia investigation.
Posted inMaine, News
Katahdin Woods monument’s former opponents want Trump, LePage to back off
Some believe the federal review ordered by President Trump could have a negative effect on the area’s economy.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine, News
Dying is easy, comedy is hard
In Trump’s Great Massacre of Truth era, comedians still must take the stage, still must make us laugh lest we go mad, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Here are the most popular baby names (Don’t call me Caitlyn)
Call out ‘Emma’ or ‘Noah’ at a playground in a few years and you will be mobbed.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Former Maine corrections chief resigns from NYC post
James Ponte was criticized for driving to Maine in a New York City-owned SUV.
Posted inMaine, News
Gas leak on India Street briefly shuts businesses
The leak was reported about 9:35 a.m. at 47 India St.