LEWISTON — The nation’s highest court will not take up the appeals of a local man’s two felony convictions on weapons charges from a 2018 trial. The U.S. Supreme Court was asked in July to hear claims that the 14th Amendment rights of Malik B. Hollis, 26, were violated during jury selection when a prosecutor […]
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Trial starts for former jail guard who crashed into family’s car, killing 9-year-old
Kenneth Morang, 64, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Raelynn Bell in 2019.
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Bates student assaulted by ‘unidentified man’ on campus
The culprit was described as a 6-foot-tall man with black hair and a black beard. He was said to have been wearing a gray sweatshirt with a hood and white sneakers.
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After Biddeford woman breaks nearly 30-year silence, 2 other women also allege abuse
Julia Russell has filed a civil lawsuit against Phil Chenevert, accusing the family friend of sexually abusing her as a child in the 1990s. Two other women have made similar allegations and will testify in the federal trial beginning Monday.
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Gray fitness trainer, former reality TV contestant, accused of welfare fraud
Jodi Theriault, 42, is accused of obtaining benefits by hiding assets.
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Auburn woman pleads guilty in Walgreens fire case
LEWISTON — An Auburn woman admitted Tuesday to setting a fire that prosecutors said caused $1.2 million in damage to an Auburn Walgreens store. Sarah Huntington, 32, had been indicted earlier this year on charges of arson and aggravated criminal mischief. Prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the arson charge, a more serious crime, which is punishable […]
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Auburn police investigate another shooting
When officers arrived, they found a shot had been fired into a first-floor apartment at 250 Turner St. No one was hurt, police said, and the shooter had fled the scene.
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Prosecutor contracts COVID, delaying trial of mother charged with murder in son’s death
Jessica Trefethen is being tried on a charge of depraved indifference murder in the 2021 death of her 3-year-old son Maddox Williams.
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Portland police investigate gunfire near Hadlock Field
Police detained the occupants of a car seen leaving the area of a reported fight followed by the sound of gunshots. No injuries were reported.
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Lewiston man charged with beating and robbing elderly man
The victim told police he had just withdrawn money from an ATM when he was approached by two men, who robbed and assaulted him.