The commission has sued 7 districts that adopted policies aligning with a federal executive order that says transgender girls cannot compete on teams aligned with their gender identity, in defiance of state law.
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Bangor father pleads guilty to murder of 10-year-old son
Joshua Smith was 1 of 3 adult caretakers charged in connection with the 2024 death of Braxtyn Smith.
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Former Maine probation officer sentenced on child sexual abuse material charge
Jeffery Furlong, 54, of China, admitted to investigators he’d obtained child sexual abuse materials.
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Augusta councilor, activist ‘Corn Pop’ embroiled in harassment case
Courtney Gary-Allen obtained a temporary protection from harassment order against Nicholas Blanchard, a conservative activist who is running for Augusta school board in June — and who attempted to secure a protection order against Gary-Allen in response.
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Court papers describe chaotic scene before a man was killed in Augusta
A Skowhegan man is charged with murder during what police say was a drug-fueled birthday party at a Flagg Street apartment in February.
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Rome man pleads not guilty to attempted murder, sexual assault on a child
David Henry, 79, allegedly beat a woman with a softball bat when she confronted him for allegedly sexually assaulting her daughter.
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Man gets 35 years for grisly Waterville murder
Thomas Lowrie to serve 35 years in prison for murdering Charles Bellows in August 2024.
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State seeks court approval to medicate Sidney woman accused of killing son
Megan McDonald, who has failed 4 competency evaluations to stand trial, is hospitalized at Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Institute in Bangor.
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Bloody ax, journal depicting violence found at Chelsea double homicide, police testify
A District Court judge will determine whether a teenager accused of killing 2 men in Chelsea last year will be tried as a juvenile or as an adult.
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Sister offered a home to troubled teen before Chelsea double homicide
The woman testified in the second day of a hearing at the Capital Judicial Center to determine whether the boy will be tried as an adult.