Police say a knife-wielding Massachusetts man was shot after a chase involving several departments and approaching an officer with a knife.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Oxford County deputy injured in Fryeburg following chase, shooting
Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
8 takeaways from Gov. Mills’ State of State address
The governor is proposing major gun legislation and the establishment of mental health crisis centers in response to the Lewiston mass shootings, as well as investments to increase the resiliency of coastal infrastructure in the wake of recent destructive storms.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Influenza cases remain steady in Maine
Maine has not seen the high levels of flu cases recently reported in other parts of the U.S.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Several people arrested after raids of 7 illegal marijuana grows in central Maine
Over 6,000 plants were seized from residences in Whitefield, Jefferson and Chelsea in the last month, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
State assistant attorney general pleads guilty to driving under the influence last year in Wilton
‘Paul (Suitter) took full and complete responsibility for what happened, and is looking forward to putting this matter behind him,’ attorney Walter McKee wrote in an email to the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
State reaches plea deal with suspect in Washington County slaying
Donnell Dana pleaded guilty to hindering apprehension in connection with the 2022 killing of Kimberly Neptune. Prosecutors are dropping a murder charge against him.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Complaint alleges Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethics code
A Yarmouth attorney’s complaint says Justice Catherine Connors should have recused herself from a recent foreclosure case, which overturned a precedent set in a prior case where she represented a major bank.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Readfield man who said God asked him to burn down home arrested for arson
Joseph McLaughlin, 38, was charged with arson and aggravated cruelty to animals, after he allegedly set three structures on fire and locked his dog in one of them.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan nonprofits say they have moved on after former director stole thousands
Jason Gayne, the former executive director of the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, began his prison sentence Monday for stealing thousands from the nonprofits, but leaders of the two organizations said they have already worked to move forward.