Andrew Leighton shot his mother in the back of the head as she walked to the phone, he told authorities.
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Brunswick family charged with attacking man in Portland
The 50-year-old man, who is hospitalized with serious head and face injuries, knows the father and two sons accused of attacking him, police say.
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Firefighters still monitoring Lewiston brush fire
The fire broke out Tuesday afternoon and took several hours to bring under control.
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Maine drug take-back program most successful yet
Departments collected 22,260 pounds of medication dropped off by residents at their local police station or other collection sites.
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Portland-area firefighters train for disaster at Jetport
Flames erupted and roared. There were fake screams. The goal? To rescue the plane’s passengers within three minutes.
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Man who rescued girl from dogs recounts ‘terrifying’ experience
Adam Horr said he didn’t have time to be scared when he came across a 12-year-old girl being attacked by two dogs.
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Commotion over duffle bag much ado about nothing
A duffel bag that drew the attention of a bomb squad in Kittery turned out to be filled with a woman’s clothes.
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Suspicious Kittery bag proves to be harmless
But the public response typifies the heightened vigilance since the Boston Marathon bombings.
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In Maine, GPS directs driver into deep water
En route to a job interview in Portland, a man must be rescued from a submerged Pontiac Grand Am in Lebanon.
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Wasted medication in spotlight on drug take-back day
Mainers will have the opportunity to turn in their unwanted prescriptions on Saturday during a state-wide tack-back day.