A prosecutor dismissed a criminal case last year after audio captured Trooper John Darcy referring to a Black suspect as ‘looking like a thug.’
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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Bill to make drug possession for personal use a civil violation fails after Senate vote
Lawmakers considered a compromise that would have made a third offense a misdemeanor but could not reach a consensus.
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Portland nonprofit not required to repay students whose study abroad was cut short by pandemic
A federal appeals court ruled this week that the Council on International Educational Exchange did not breach contracts with any students whose coursework moved online.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Woman pleads guilty in connection with prostitution ring
Derong Miao, 37, a Chinese citizen, and her husband are accused of recruiting other women to engage in sex work in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Police say there is no danger to public, but offer few details in Windham boy’s death
Community members are gathering donations for the family through a local Facebook group.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine delegation announces federal grant for bridge updates
Maine will receive more than $45 million to rehabilitate 14 bridges across the state.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Stockton Springs boy, 3, died with multiple injuries, court documents show
Jessica Williams, who is charged with killing her son Maddox, has a criminal record of mostly misdemeanor convictions.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man pleads guilty to putting razor blades in pizza dough at Saco Hannaford
Nicholas R. Mitchell of New Hampshire, who faced federal charges of tampering with a consumer product, will be sentenced at a later date.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
New Maine law will remove time barrier to civil claims on childhood sexual abuse
Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that will lift the statute of limitations for all cases of childhood sexual abuse.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Kennebunk-area school district settles student’s sexual assault lawsuit
The district paid $50,000 to settle a case brought by a former student who accused a former Kennebunk High School teacher of sexual assault.