Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Jan. 21-28, 2022.

The indictment unsealed this week alleges that they conspired in a secret agreement to keep worker wages low and eliminate competition.

The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services urged more reform to Maine’s system Thursday when presenting its annual report to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.

David A. Holinger, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to incident that occurred in Belgrade, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators estimated the street value at roughly a quarter million dollars.

Cody Dutton, 21, was arrested Tuesday and charged with elevated aggravated assault and also is accused of criminal mischief for shooting out windows last week, Waterville police said.

Steven H. Downs is on trial for the 1993 murder and sexual assault of a woman in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Among the indictments handed up last week was Wade Curtis, 35, of Hartland, who's charged with reckless conduct with a firearm after police say he fired shots at a man over dispute about a car in November.

A roundup of cases closed at courts in Augusta and Waterville.

The counselor is charged with 2 counts of gross sexual assault and 1 count of unlawful sexual contact in the Calais district.

Michael Rickett, who had eluded authorities since October, had violated terms of his supervised release after being convicted of trying to sell an explosive device to an undercover agent in 2017, the Marshal's Service said.

College roommate of Steven H. Downs testifies Downs owned two guns at school in Fairbanks, Alaska, when a woman was murdered on campus.

The Maine State Police's Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team faces new scrutiny after a trooper was hit with allegations of racial profiling.

Friday marked the fifth day of the trial of Steven H. Downs, 47, of Auburn.

Nicholas P. Lovejoy is charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Melissa Sousa at their Waterville apartment.

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Jan. 14-21, 2022.

Praneeth Manubolu was the driver and sole survivor of a crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park in August 2019.

Steven H. Downs of Auburn is on trial for murder and sexual assault in 28-year-old case.

Aaron Chadbourn, 54, charged with arson after police said he started fires Sunday at residences on Main Street.

An Auburn man faces murder and sexual assault charges at his trial in Fairbanks, Alaska.