Attorneys for Sharon Carrillo, who is accused of helping to beat her 10-year-old daughter to death in 2018, are demanding that prosecutors return seven cellphones they believe could help exonerate their client. Read More
The man accused of killing 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy will plead guilty to murder on July 22, according to the clerk’s office at the Waldo County Judicial Center in Belfast. Read More
Under the new governor, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning a 30 percent increase in staffing in the embattled child welfare office. Read More
In the 15 or so months since two Maine children died from abuse in their homes despite having had repeated contact with child welfare caseworkers, state leaders have vowed to reform the beleaguered system. Read More
The Democratic governor still needs to raise about $67,000 to pay off the bill for her inaugural celebration and it may not come until July. Read More
Democrats saw the hard part of being in control of state government on Thursday, when some senators defected on a key vote and the governor delivered her first veto. Read More
Sharon Carrillo and her husband, Julio Carrillo, have been charged with depraved indifference murder after Marissa’s death in February 2018. Read More
A revenue forecast to be rolled out by a Maine committee on Wednesday will give lawmakers an idea of their limitations as they consider a tight two-year budget proposal from Gov. Janet Mills. Read More
Sharon Carrillo, who is accused of helping to beat her 10-year-old daughter to death last year, will be in court this week to learn if statements she made to police in the days after Marissa Kennedy’s death will be admissible at trial. Read More
Lawmakers want to undo 2018 changes criticized by caseworkers that de-emphasized family reunification in child welfare cases, but it's unclear whether it will have a large impact on day-to-day work. Read More
Much of the Legislature's business will pause on Tuesday, but regulators are still speeding toward a decision on Central Maine Power's corridor and more child welfare system changes are coming. Read More
Sharon Carrillo's defense team wants the two to be tried separately, in part, because she said husband Julio Carrillo abused her and the girl. Read More
Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, wants a legislative committee dedicated to Maine's child welfare system, which is under a long-standing reform process after the deaths of two girls in 2017 and 2018. Read More
At least eight of the children died with open abuse or neglect cases before Maine DHHS. Read More
Sharon Carrillo’s defense team is seeking to separate her trial from that of Julio Carrillo, alleging that Sharon Carrillo suffered abuse at the hands of her husband and was a victim herself. Read More
The first phase of an audit on the state's embattled child welfare system that began under former Gov. Paul LePage highlighted several flaws, including a need to improve response times and training. Read More
Maine's Democratic governor will address the Legislature tonight on her budget proposal, which drew criticism from her left and right when it landed last week. Read More
Before Marissa Kennedy was killed last February, she was forced to take off her clothes and pose naked with her mother, Sharon Carrillo, while Carrillo’s husband, Julio, physically and sexually assaulted them, according to court documents. Read More
