A man, woman and their 11-year-old daughter were treated for their wounds at a Lewiston hospital.
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.
Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
Community grieves for Rumford boy, 6, killed in school bus collision
So far, there is no indication that the driver of the school bus, a 51-year-old Dixfield man, was at fault in the crash, police said.
State agrees to hand over records of suicide attempts at Long Creek
Disability Rights Maine sued last year to get the records during an investigation into the state’s only juvenile detention facility, where 5 suicide attempts were reported in a 3-month span.
As bigamist pleads guilty, one of his wives tells court of ‘6 years of pain and misery’
Michael Middleton, 43, who was married to at least 3 women in New Hampshire, Georgia and Alabama, received a 12-month sentence that was suspended for 5 years.
Federal judge blocks ‘gag rule’ on abortion referrals for family planning clinics
An abortion provider in Maine is one of several across the country challenging the rule in court.
Police didn’t coerce confession from suspect in officer’s killing, judge rules, so it can be used at trial
The judge did suppress a videotaped re-enactment of the shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole, saying the defendant, John Williams, was too tired to make rational statements at that point.
Fire closes Fore Street restaurant for 2 days
The fire was contained to an HVAC unit near the kitchen.
Jury acquits former Maine prison guard of sexually assaulting inmate
Joshua Dall-Leighton’s lawyer told the jury that the accuser fabricated the story to benefit herself financially.
Maine company pays fine for selling vaping products online
Cloud-E-Daze has taken down its website and paid a $2,000 fine as part of a settlement agreement with the Maine Attorney General’s Office.