Bruce Akers of Limington is charged with killing Douglas Flint, his neighbor, with a machete in 2016.
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.
Machete plays key role in 2nd day of Limington man’s murder trial
Maine’s medical examiner testifies that the weapon investigators recovered at Bruce Akers’ property could have made the wounds that killed his neighbor, Douglas Flint.
Murder trial opens with testimony about search for Limington man
Bruce Akers is charged with killing Douglas Flint, his neighbor, with a machete in 2016.
Man accused of killing neighbor with machete to go on trial
A Limington man, Bruce Akers, is accused of killing his neighbor Douglas Flint in June 2016.
Portland-area hotels failed to act to stop sex trafficking, woman says in lawsuit
The former Maine woman’s lawsuit names four hotels, two of which have closed, and it may be consolidated with other lawsuits filed by victims in other states.
Critics of Trump immigration policy will do community service for misdemeanors at protest
A judge declined to impose fines or jail time on the 4 people arrested during a protest against federal policies that led immigrant families to be separated at the border.
Two fishermen found dead after boat sinks off Maine coast
Crews from the Coast Guard and another fishing boat in waters southeast of Portland recover the 2 crew members from the Kennebunkport-based Hayley Ann.
Maine to challenge judge’s decision delaying new à la carte cable law
The statute would allow customers to buy TV content on a channel-by-channel or even program-by-program basis.
Two respected judges step down after leading court reforms in Maine
Superior Court Justices Roland Cole and Nancy Mills founded alternative tracks in the court system to divert vulnerable people – those with addiction and mental illness – from jails and prisons.
Another loaded gun found in a bag at Portland jetport
A Hampden man told officials that he did not know his firearm was in the backpack.