Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun grabbed global attention when she sent out pleas for help via social media, saying she feared for her life if she were put on a plane back to Kuwait or her homeland.
2019
Given life sentence as teen, killer granted clemency in Tennessee
Cyntoia Brown, who says she was a sex-trafficking victim at the time of the killing in 2004, will go free after serving about 15 years.
Meth was mailed to suspect in South Portland standoff, authorities say
A criminal complaint filed by a U.S. postal inspector includes two felony counts against Patrick Clark, 52, of South Portland.
Smoking rate at all-time low – but benefits not shared equally in U.S.
People from neighborhoods with the highest smoking rates are more likely to be poor, less likely to be white, and more likely to have chronic heart or lung diseases.
Moose wanders into Alaska hospital building
The moose got inside the building through doors that were stuck open because of extreme cold in Anchorage.
Winthrop boys basketball’s defense shines in win over Madison
Ramblers hold Bulldogs to one point in first quarter.
Gardiner girls basketball holds off Erskine
Tigers survive late Eagles rally for win.
Portland council grants Luke’s Lobster a liquor license despite complaints about process
Several residents of Portland Pier are upset that they weren’t notified about the nearby project, which includes a restaurant that’s expected to open around Memorial Day.
Trial for former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend starts
Trial opened Monday with the prosecutor focusing on Sweeney’s obsessive jealousy and the defense pointing to mental illness and deafness.
Waterboro man to serve 54 months of 13-year sentence for stabbing
Vincent Cole, 27, pleaded guilty to seven charges stemming from four different incidents that included the July 2017 stabbing.