A preliminary review of data shows that 2023 is on track to be the deadliest year in Maine since 1989 – and that doesn't include the 18 people killed in the state's worst mass shooting.

The Maine State Police have released few details after a Major Crimes Unit was sent to the home following discovery of the body Tuesday.

Jeffrey Frost, 40, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Bangor for his role in providing drugs to a St. Albans man who then sold them in Penobscot County.

Law enforcement agencies used the law to remove guns from a person 36 times since the Lewiston shootings last month, marking a significant increase over the previous 10 months.

Attorneys for Susan Kochanowski asked a judge to grant her bail, saying a police affidavit relies too heavily on her inconsistent statements.

Wade Drew Brayman, 64, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Belfast on several counts of sexual assault, but his court-appointed lawyer, much like several others before him, asked to be removed from the case because of disagreements and confrontations with Brayman.

Clarence James Pearson, 61, was found dead at a Mechanic Street apartment early Tuesday. His homicide is the fifth reported in Maine since Nov. 21.

State officials and Wilton police discovered an illegal cannabis cultivation facility while conducting an inspection at a separate Weld Road licensed facility Tuesday.

Brian Charette Jr. pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from police chase in January in the Waterville area and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, even as he escaped prosecution of more serious kidnapping charges because one woman died and another didn't show up in court.

Brandice Dotolo, 41, pleaded guilty in August to using and maintaining drug premises, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine.

The chase started in Norridgewock late Sunday and ended on Albion Road in Benton where the driver bailed out of the car and ran, leaving a dog in the reportedly stolen vehicle.

A Department of Public Safety spokesperson won't say whether the shooting is connected to the homicide investigation, but says there is no danger to the public.

Robert McClure, 71, said he heard voices telling him to kill 64-year-old Christine Miller, who was trying to get him psychiatric help, according to police.

Authorities on Sunday continued to search for suspects in the Friday death of a 27-year-old Lewiston man.

A Silver Alert had been issued Sunday afternoon for Barbara Loken of Farmingdale.

Portland calls the measure 'cumbersome,' but gun reform advocates hope to streamline the safety net allowing police to take firearms from people considered to be a threat.

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Nov. 17-24, 2023.

Officers responded to 31 Main St. early Friday for an incident that resulted in injuries to a man visiting an apartment there.

Harvey Elderkin, 57, died following a report Wednesday afternoon of a fight in the Somerset County town of St. Albans.

Police said there is no threat to the public, but they want residents to check security cameras.