In this Oct. 20, 2016, file photo, Louisville coach Rick Pitino reacts to a question during an NCAA college basketball press conference in Louisville, Ky. Lousiville has scheduled a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, during which officials are expected to address the university’s involvement in a federal bribery investigation, the latest scandal involving the […]
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Weld man charged with endangering welfare of a child after woman dies
FARMINGTON — Police say a Weld man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child after police found a 3-year-old left alone and sleeping in a room where numerous prescription, illegal drugs and used syringes were also found. Ian K. Klanfer, 35, the father of the child, was arrested when […]
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State witnesses take stand on second day of Wilton murder trial
FARMINGTON — A 19-year-old man testified Tuesday that when he went to a Wilton golf course to meet up with Robert Danforth and his son, Timothy Danforth, the evening of May 31, 2016, he had a pair of brass knuckles in his pocket. The state called Zachary Uhlman, 19, of Wilton, Gary Brosius, 24, of […]
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Shooting reported in Hartford
HARTFORD — One person was hospitalized and another was in custody Friday night following a reported shooting on Desert Drive. Early reports were that the victim was shot in the abdomen just before 6 p.m. Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies who responded called for a LifeFlight helicopter. Minutes after police arrived, they reported that the shooter was […]
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Bail set at $20,000 for burglary suspect from Poland
PARIS — A Poland man charged with breaking into an Otisfield home and stealing money had bail set at $20,000 cash Friday in 11th District Court. Joseph Garland, 44, was arrested Monday, Sept. 18, and charged with Class B burglary and Class C theft by unauthorized taking or transfer with prior convictions. Class B crimes are […]
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Lewiston man gets 15 years plus for armed Minot home invasion
A Lewiston man was sentenced Friday in federal court to more than 15 years in prison for using a firearm during a Minot home invasion. Kourtney Williams, 27, appeared in U.S. District Court where Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced him to five years of supervised release after his prison term. Williams was convicted by jury […]
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Lewiston man gets four years for robbing the same credit union
Brent Roaix, convicted of robbing Rainbow Federal Credit Union in Lewiston on two separate occasions, makes an appeal to the judge before his sentencing Friday in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn to the 2014 robbery. His attorney, Randall Bates, sits to his left. AUBURN — A Lewiston man who twice robbed the same credit […]
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'I freed them' was what Orion Krause told police after 4 people were killed
Orion Krause, right, stands with his attorney Edward Wayland at Krause’s arraignment in Ayer District Court in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Sept. 11, 2017. Shortly after he confessed to police that he killed four people with a baseball bat, Orion Krause sang quietly to himself and said, “I freed them,” according to court documents unsealed Friday. […]
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Fairfield chief says call on police radio of officer shot was hoax
FAIRFIELD (AP) — Police are investigating after a call on official Maine emergency frequencies was determined to be a hoax by an unknown suspect who police believe has access to a police radio. The radio call came directly to Fairfield police cruisers around 5 p.m. Wednesday, saying an officer had been shot. A large police […]
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New Vineyard man indicted on federal cocaine charge
BANGOR — A federal grand jury indicted a New Vineyard man accused of distributing cocaine. Jordan Richard, 24, formerly of Rangeley, was indicted last week “for distributing cocaine,” acting U.S. Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced in a release Wednesday from the Department of Justice. If convicted, Richard faces up to 20 years in prison, three […]