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Maine high court orders new trial because jurors didn’t see cellphone video

by Christopher Williams May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Jurors who convicted a man of resisting arrest and assault should have been allowed to see cellphone video taken by the defendant’s sister, the justices say.

News

May 2019: Man, 23, arrested in connection with Woodstock fatal hit-and-run

by Matthew Daigle May 21, 2019March 10, 2022

PARIS — A 23-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident Monday in Woodstock and charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in death. Sheriff’s deputies and Maine State Police took Ethan Rioux-Poulios into custody on Jackson Crossing Road in West Paris, shortly after 10 a.m., […]

Local & State, Maine Crime

Police fatally shoot Auburn man after long standoff involving hostage

by Christopher Williams and Matthew Daigle May 21, 2019May 22, 2019

Police said the man was shot and killed by a member of the Maine State Police tactical team after an hourslong standoff in Auburn.

Lewiston-Auburn

Lewiston bank robber who used a bike for his getaway sentenced to 70 months

by Sun Journal staff report May 20, 2019May 21, 2019

Keith Phillips robbed Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston of $2,000 in June 2018.

Local & State, News

What happened to Angel?

by Eric Russell May 19, 2019May 20, 2019

Angel Torres was 21 years old when he was last seen in Biddeford. His parents and police believe he was likely murdered but they don’t know why, and they don’t have a body that might yield clues.