Derek Poulin, 26, is accused of killing his grandmother, Patricia Noel, and setting her house on fire.
Scott Dolan
Jury selection begins Monday in murder trial of Maine man
Derek Poulin, 26, is accused of bludgeoning and stabbing his grandmother to death and then setting her body on fire inside her Old Orchard Beach home in 2012.
Merrill Kimball sentenced to 25 years in bee farm killing
The judge notes that he has no choice but to sentence the 72-year-old Kimball to the minimum sentence in the death of Leon Kelley in 2013.
Teenager charged in Windham-Raymond school threats released from custody
A prosecutor discloses the contents of emails in which Justin Woodbury threatened to bring a gun to school to take revenge for being bullied.
Coast Guard officer relieved of command after grounding of cutter off Maine
The selection of a new skipper is expected to be made by the time the Moray is repaired this month.
Man stabbed in Portland; police seek attacker
The victim suffers a non-life-threatening injury.
Stanford Brown, North Yarmouth master beekeeper, dies at 95
Brown’s Bee Farm was the scene of a murder in 2013.
Mourners struggle to understand killing as police try to solve it
‘Maybe life is simply random,’ a pastor says at Treyjon Arsenault’s funeral. In Portland, the acting chief says the public ‘should not be fearful’ as the suspects remain at large.
Hundreds mourn Westbrook High grad killed in Old Port shooting
The line at the Portland funeral home for people paying their respects to the family of 19-year-old Treyjon Arsenault extends out the door.
Taxpayers lose as Maine counties jail indigents over unpaid fines
An ACLU of Maine study finds many inmates are behind bars solely for not paying court costs, but the burden on the state is more than what they owe.