The lawsuit argues the Trump administration has no authority to revoke a waiver allowing California to set tough tailpipe emission standards.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Charged with murdering domestic partner, Portland man abruptly changes his plea to guilty
The Maine Attorney General’s Office agrees to cap Anthony Leng’s penalty at 40 years in the shooting of Sokha Khuon.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Portland settles age discrimination lawsuit with former Jetport workers
Two men said a supervisor at Portland’s airport targeted them with performance tests that were different than those given to younger employees.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man pleads guilty to manslaughter in shooting that shook Bayside residents
Tyrese Collins will be sentenced at a later date, but the Maine Attorney General’s Office will seek no more than 15 years, with all but 10 suspended.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
John Williams gets life in prison for murdering Cpl. Eugene Cole
Justice Robert Mullen gives the 31-year-old Madison man the maximum sentence, rejecting arguments that Williams’ drug abuse and troubled childhood were mitigating factors.
Posted inLocal & State, Religion and Values
Catholic diocese to mark 150th anniversary of Portland cathedral this weekend
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was dedicated on Sept. 8, 1869.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Outdoors
Hunter to serve 9 months in jail for killing woman on her property in Hebron
Robert Trundy pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of Karen Wrentzel, 34, whom he mistook for a deer while she searched for gemstones on her property in October 2017.
Posted inAnimals, Health, Local & State, News
Horse in York County euthanized after contracting rare mosquito-borne disease
State officials again urge Mainers to take precautions against mosquito bites, after the horse tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Stepfather gets 55 years for murdering girl, in abuse case that exposed flaws in child protection system
Julio Carrillo had pleaded guilty to what the judge called the ‘formalized and repeatedly ritual torture’ of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. His family members asked the judge for mercy during an emotional sentencing hearing.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
S.C. man will remain in custody in Maine awaiting kidnapping trial
The alleged victim said Dustin Beach drove her from South Carolina to Maine against her will and repeatedly physically and sexually assaulted her during the journey.