Under a 2003 state law, each county with a jail is supposed to have a five-member board of visitors who regularly inspect the jail and make recommendations on how the facility can better serve inmates with mental illness. Read More
The family and friends of murder victims often demand that Maine judges sentence defendants to life in prison. But in a state that has not had a death penalty since the late 1800s, life sentences are relatively rare. Read More
John D. Williams, who murdered Cpl. Eugene Cole and led hundreds of police officers on a four-day manhunt through Somerset County last year, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. Read More
The play focuses on aspiring writer Ginny’s attempts, with the help of Lawrence S. Hall’s ghost, to find her voice as a writer. Read More
It is impossible to praise one cast member over another because they so often perform with one voice and transform into a choir belting out sacred music. Read More
The murder trial of the Bangor man charged with the city’s first homicide of 2018 is set to begin Sept. 23 at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Read More
A New York man was charged Monday with drug trafficking after Old Town police found him sleeping in the laundry room of a local apartment building, along with 223 oxycodone pills. Read More
The man convicted in June of murdering Cpl. Eugene Cole and leading hundreds of police officers on a four-day manhunt through Somerset County last year should spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to prosecutors. Read More
The nine months behind bars isn’t Robert Trundy’s full sentence, and the seven-year sentence isn't just a formality. Read More
The Hebron man charged with killing a woman on opening day of the 2017 deer hunting season was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison with all but nine months suspended after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Read More
Bishop is charged with attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Read More
A Lincoln man charged with sexually assaulting a relative who’s now 15 is facing new charges after allegedly contacting the victim from the Penobscot County Jail. Read More
Nathan Godfried’s life changed forever six years ago in a freak accident that happened while he was bicycling with his son on Route 2 in Passadumkeag. Read More
Opera House Arts’ production of the original work “Avalon” is a fun, imaginative, thought-provoking and magical play based on the Arthurian legends. That most likely is why its final shows this week are sold out. Read More
A Lincoln man is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female relative, who allegedly is eight months pregnant with his child. Read More
Food grown in different sections of the labyrinth will go to different organizations in Greater Bangor that have food banks or serve meals. Read More
A Stonington teenager was seriously injured in a rollover crash Saturday in Franklin after allegedly leaving the scene of an earlier crash, according to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office. Read More
It took seven years for 120 volunteers, who worked more than 4,000 hours, to replace the original wooden sections of the Orono Bog Boardwalk with more durable plastic composite one at a cost of $1.56 million. Read More
The attorney representing the Maine game warden who allegedly assaulted a concertgoer last month has entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to three misdemeanor charges. Read More
A Superior Court judge on Thursday sent a former Cutler man convicted of manslaughter and aggravated drunken driving in connection with the 2014 death of a Millinocket teacher in a car crash back to prison. Read More
