The Maine Supreme Judicial Court handed the case back to lower courts after deciding sock-clad footprint evidence was faulty.
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Police: Tomhegan man who threatened ‘shootout’ arrested peacefully after standoff
The Maine State Police tactical team was called to assist the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office due to threats the man was reportedly making.
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Maine to get $4M in private funds to improve education, work options in correctional facilities
Only 4 states were selected by a national nonprofit to receive grant money and technological assistance to create education, job training and workforce pathways for current and formerly incarcerated people.
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Albion driver pleads guilty in deaths of twin toddlers
Benjamin Lancaster will serve 15 years in prison for striking twin 2 1/2 year-old boys while their mother was pushing them in a stroller and then leaving the scene.
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1 dead, 1 hurt after ‘altercation’ in Standish, police say
A fight on Kennie Drive led to the death of one man, but police haven’t said how he was killed or revealed what may have happened at the home.
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His mom died in a Maine jail nearly 2 years ago. Now, he’s suing.
Kevin Toulan alleges in his lawsuit that staff at the Cumberland County Jail ignored his mother ‘for over 9 hours’ while she was in a cell.
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Maine immigration enforcement appears to have slowed since surge, but effects linger
Observers say ‘normal’ enforcement during the Trump administration is far from normal.
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Guilty plea in grisly Waterville roommate murder
Thomas Lowrie, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing Charles Bellows in 2024, was scheduled to go on trial later this week.
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Augusta, state police respond to apparent homicide on Flagg Street
Several units responded to the small residential street around 11 p.m. Monday, and a police presence continued Tuesday.
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What to know about Maine courts going digital in central Maine
Here are 5 takeaways as Maine courts in Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan transition from paper to electronic filing.