David E. Herring, 40, is charged with 2 counts of manslaughter in the deaths of Geoff and Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Gattis, both 68. Herring was driving a tractor-trailer, and failed to stop in time when traffic slowed down.
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Former Rumford attorney’s mental illness at issue in law license status
Seth T. Carey’s petition for reinstatement to practice law hinges, in part, on whether he has been successfully treated for personality disorder.
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Massachusetts men arrested in Augusta on drug, gun charges, police say
Officers from the Augusta Police Department, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Comfort Inn on Civic Center Drive.
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Search of Skowhegan home yields counterfeit money, illegal drugs
James Mack, 39, and Ashley Bowman, 33, both of Skowhegan, were charged after more than $5,000 in counterfeit cash was found along with crystal methamphetamine and other drugs, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
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Lang Township man indicted on burglary, theft charges in Franklin County
Deputies found items stolen in Strong, Dallas Plantation and Wyman Township.
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Anson-Madison Water District officials overcome lockout and gain access to billing, employment records
The district has been struggling to regain control of all systems, software and email after it says a former superintendent changed the passwords in an effort to impair operations.
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Police chase ends when car driven by Mexico man runs over spike strips in Strong
Darryl Streeper Jr. is being held at a Farmington jail.
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Two Maine groups make case for decriminalizing drug use and possession
The Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Maine ACLU issue a report arguing that the money it costs to incarcerate drug users would be better spent treating them.
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Maine Legislature considers bill to seal certain criminal records
Lawmakers weigh the measure involving nonviolent crimes a couple of years after the end of a pilot program to test the process.
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Augusta man, 20, arrested in Skowhegan on charges he assaulted 3-month-old son, police say
Dakota Colson charged with Class C assault on a child younger than 6 and Class A aggravated assault.