Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison

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Published
March 14, 2023

Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison

Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.
Published
March 8, 2023

FBI tested by attacks from the right, politically explosive investigations

Republicans are using their newly minted House majority to investigate the investigators, accusing the FBI of abuses ranging from unfairly targeting Trump to suppressing free speech.
Published
January 26, 2023

Past U.S. presidents, vice presidents asked to recheck for classified documents

Handling of classified documents has been a problem off and on for decades, from presidents to Cabinet members and staff across multiple administrations stretching as far back as Jimmy Carter.
Published
December 19, 2022

FBI warns of steep climb in ‘sextortion’ cases targeting teen boys

An explosive increase in teenage boys targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending explicit pictures of themselves has the FBI sounding a public-safety alarm.
Published
December 16, 2022

Eleven years after disappearance of Ayla Reynolds, wrongful death suit, police probe continue

Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, by her father, Justin DiPietro, from her grandmother's Violette Avenue home in Waterville, launching the most costly state police investigation in Maine history, and she has never been found.
Published
December 14, 2022

Hacker claims breach of FBI’s critical-infrastructure portal

The hacker said the database information was easy to obtain with a simple software script.
Published
December 10, 2022

Active shooter hoax calls at Maine schools were ‘very real’ to those involved

The calls impacted 10 schools across Maine and are still under investigation by the Maine State Police and FBI.
Published
October 21, 2022

Gardiner man confessed to robbery of Augusta bank, police say

Documents filed in court by Augusta police say Joshua A. Brougham confessed to them he robbed Camden National Bank on Saturday, Oct. 15 because he needed money to support a drug habit, pay back a debt and buy gas.
Published
October 12, 2022

Trump worker told FBI about moving Mar-a-Lago boxes on ex-president’s orders

The employee told federal agents about moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago at the explicit direction of Donald Trump after a subpoena seeking the return of all classified material.
Published
September 12, 2022

Trump asks judge to block FBI from Mar-a-Lago records, opposes arbiter picks

The Trump team also referred to the documents that were seized as 'purported' classified records, suggesting his lawyers do not concede the Justice Department's contention that highly sensitive, top-secret documents were found.