Steven Avery requested the court review his conviction for killing a young photographer in 2005, a case that became the focus of the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer.”
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Posted inNation & World
Rittenhouse trial arguments worry mental health advocates
Some of the last words jurors at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial heard before starting deliberations were about the mental health of Joseph Rosenbaum.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Man suspected of burglary arrested in Skowhegan following foot chase
David McGregor Jr. of Skowhegan is charged with failure to stop for a law enforcement officer and refusing to submit to arrest.
Posted inNation & World, News
Defense attorneys rest their case at Ahmaud Arbery trial
Under cross-examination, Travis McMichael said that Arbery hadn’t shown a weapon or spoken to him at all before McMichael raised his shotgun on the Georgia street.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Skiing, child care, ‘biochar’ and kelp: Brunswick-based CEI releases annual impact report
The mission-driven financial institution assisted 95 mostly Maine-based business clients with $35.8 million in financing during the 12 months ending Sept. 30.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine seeing record surges of hospital patients in counties with low vaccination rates
Hospitals that serve Androscoggin, Franklin, Somerset and Oxford counties are seeing the biggest spikes in COVID-19 patients.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. jobless claims drop seventh straight week to another pandemic low
Overall, 2.1 million Americans were collecting traditional unemployment checks the week that ended Nov. 6.
Posted inNation & World, News
White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills
The increased Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program aid comes largely from the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: Referendums a dubious substitute for lawmaking
Vote-counting on Nov. 2 lacked suspense. Early on, it was certain Question 1, to ban “high impact transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec region” would pass easily. What could have been a vote about providing renewable energy to New England, with significant benefits for Maine — and displacing the fossil fuel-burning that creates global warming […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine State Police have a racial profiling problem
A federal judge has thrown out evidence in a drug case because she believed the officer targeted a driver based on his appearance.