Isaac "Henny" Suero, 22, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to one count of conspiracy to commit the sex trafficking of a minor. Read More
Theatergoers looking for an imitation of the 1958 film starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor will be sorely disappointed. This production includes the all four-letter words and sex talk the Motion Picture Production Code censored out of movies in the 1950s. Read More
Dwight Jay Osgood, 37, was not asked to enter a plea because he has not yet been indicted by the Penobscot County grand jury. Read More
He pleaded guilty in July to one count each of distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Read More
The commissioners Tuesday told a jail advisory committee to come up with a proposal for a new or modified jail that would cost between $20 million and $30 million. Read More
Jon S. Loring, 43, of Milford and Ashley Clark, 24, of Greenbush were arrested Jan. 5 in a house where evidence of suspected methamphetamine manufacturing was found, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Read More
If the government shutdown is not resolved by Friday, the chief judge will announce what positions would be furloughed until the stalemate is resolved. Read More
When Amy Faircloth was sworn in earlier this month as Penobscot County probate judge, she was congratulated by family, friends and colleagues — and by Brandi, the county’s unofficial canine mascot. Read More
“She lost her livelihood and her passion." Read More
A New York man arrested in October in an alleged fraudulent check cashing scheme is facing more serious federal charges. Read More
Bessie Small, 48, of Carmel also was ordered to pay $127,000 in restitution to the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club. Read More
With the largest undertaking planned for the Newman Center at the University of Maine, the diocese said it hopes it can persuade more Catholic UMaine students to continue worshipping while in college. Read More
He faces 25 years to life on the murder charge alone. Read More
A New York man pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Portland to six charges related to the sex trafficking of two women in 2015. Read More
Timothy Ortiz pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Portland to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Read More
The Maine attorney general’s office in September 2016 sued owner James Confalone claiming that he used the property to secure more than $4 million in loans but failed to use that money to reopen the ski lift, trails and lodge. Read More
Six college students who hosted parties last February that a 19-year-old from Orono attended before she was found dead in a snowbank the next day pleaded guilty Thursday to the same misdemeanor charge. Read More
The slayings of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy in February and Somerset County Sheriff’s deputy Cpl. Eugene Cole rattled Mainers and evoked strong emotions from residents around the state in 2018. Read More
The Rev. Anthony Kanagaraj Chinnaiyan, who goes by Father Tony, will begin serving as parochial vicar on Jan. 9. Read More
In 2012, the Bangor Democrat had just won his first election to a seat in the Maine House when a colleague told him “Next stop, attorney general.” Read More
