Dorothea B. Burke was last seen in 1984 at a bar in Bucksport.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Augusta man charged in crash that killed Oakland motorcyclist
Eric Arbour, 24, of Augusta was driving an SUV that struck and killed motorcyclist Patric Sherman, 58, of Oakland, last June.
Federal agents respond to Waterville building as part of ongoing investigation
Few details were released by authorities Friday after FBI agents were seen on Front Street near the intersection with Union Street.
Former Jackman man pleads guilty to sex crimes against girl
Luis Frawley will serve 90 days of a three-year sentence and must register as a sex offender for 25 years.
Man pleads guilty to terrorizing school staff, causing lockdown in Strong
Sentencing was delayed while Christian Richards, 28, agrees to continue counseling and be supervised for two years.
Readfield man pleads guilty to breaking into home, punching owner
Logan Gardner, 27, will serve 60 days of a three-year sentence and following his release serve two years of probation.
Auburn man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing Alaska woman in 1993
Steven H. Downs of Auburn was charged with murder and sexual assault in the 1993 slaying of an Alaska Native woman.
Driver pleads guilty to reduced charge for fatal Maine crash
An Ellsworth woman was driving slowly through a parking lot in November 2017 when she hit a guide wire, then accelerated into a tree.
‘He was dropped at my door with a face full of blood’: Two teens injured in Lewiston attack
Jennifer Banton, mother of an injured 14-year-old, said the attackers armed with bats, machetes and metal pipes “beat my son and another boy nearly to death.”
Fire at former Waterville Boys & Girls Club deemed suspicious, authorities say
The fire Tuesday at the former club at 6 Main Place was quickly extinguished but filled the large building with smoke.