The Fairfield man who murdered his wife and buried her in a shallow grave with a potato chip bag, his wedding ring, flowers, love notes and a bottle of men's cologne called Guilty is seeking a new trial. Read More
A Bangor lawmaker wants Maine’s county-level probate judges to be appointed rather than elected, and she wants them to be full-time positions. Read More
A running back on the University of Maine football team has waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty to domestic violence assault and criminal mischief. Read More
The defense is arguing John D. Williams only made incriminating statements to police because he was "beat and pummeled" and suffering from drug withdrawal. Read More
If convicted on the new charges, Michael Liberty faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gain to the defendant or loss to the victims, and a $5 million fine on the securities fraud charge. Read More
Dwight Jay Osgood allegedly shot and killed Kary Dill on Jan. 14 at the home they shared next to the Clifton General Store on Route 9. Read More
The juxtaposition of Schumann and Shostakovich — both full of sorrow and joy, personally and politically — sent concertgoers off into a cold north wind comforted and warmed by the music of two masters. Read More
The chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court urged lawmakers Tuesday to fund a comprehensive, community approach to combating the state’s opioid crisis. Read More
Attorneys for John D. Williams, 30, of Madison last year filed a motion to suppress his confession to shooting Cpl. Eugene Cole. Read More
Orrington selectmen Monday night hired a Levant farmer as town manager and collectively breathed a sigh of relief when a group of residents dropped their effort to recall two selectmen. Read More
The services at Union Street Brick Church come courtesy of Biker Church USA, part of a network of independent evangelical churches across the country that aims to “get 10,000 bikers into the Bible every week.” Read More
The Legislature is considering whether the qualifications to run for district attorney in Maine should be changed after a lawyer suspended from practice last year won a shot at the job in western Maine. Read More
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously upheld the murder conviction of Philip Scott Fournier in the death of 16-year-old Joyce McLain in 1980. Read More
A former Maine man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to 18 months in federal prison for lying in August 2017 to obtain a new Social Security number. Read More
Alyssa Murch, 20, of Bangor is charged with aggravated furnishing of a scheduled drug, endangering the welfare of a child and domestic violence assault. Read More
If Maine lawmakers pass a bill endorsed by the Legislature’s judiciary committee, pay for jurors in state courts would more than triple, rising to $50 per day — the same rate paid to jurors by the federal court system. Read More
A judge set bail on Tuesday at $50,000 for a former Brewer man who fled Maine after allegedly threatening to kill his former girlfriend by burning her house down. Read More
Less than six months before her death, Renee Henneberry Clark tried to take out a protection from abuse order against the man who is accused of killing her. Read More
A Dedham man is dead after a fire swept through his home on Privet Road in Dedham early Wednesday morning. Read More
Before being sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor, he forfeited $115,000 that he earned illegally. Read More
