Man who stabbed Turner couple to death in 2021 granted supervised time in Augusta

Patrick Maher was found not criminally responsible for stabbing Troy and Dulsie Varney to death in 2021.

Tensions high during Lincolnville man’s appearance on murder charge

Matthew Pendelton, 47, is accused of killing Kevin Curit, also of Lincolnville.

Judge hears motions before Lewiston man’s murder trial

Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court reviewing man’s murder conviction a 2nd time

This is not the first time the court has considered an appeal from Marcus Asante, whose overturned murder conviction in 2020 was the first in Maine since 2004.

Auburn man appeals Alaska murder and sex assault convictions and sentences

Steven H. Downs, 48, filed notice of his appeal Monday with the Alaska Court of Appeals in Anchorage, Alaska.

Portland man accused of killing girlfriend in hit-and-run in Acadia pleads not guilty

Raymond Lester is charged with murder in the death of Nicole Mokeme, who was killed while hosting a retreat in Acadia National Park last June.

Grandmother testifies mother mistreated toddler because ‘he looked too much like his father’

Sherry Johnson testified at her daughter's murder trial Thursday about the day they brought 3-year-old Maddox Williams to the hospital. She noticed bruising and said her daughter would often call Maddox 'ugly.'

Teenager describes abuse of 3-year-old at mother’s trial on murder charge

Six witnesses testified on the first day of Jessica Trefethen's trial in the 2021 death of her son Maddox Williams of Stockton Springs.

Gardiner man on trial for murder shot former friend, attacked another with machete, prosecutor says

A defense attorney for Dylan Ketcham said he had been threatened and feared for his life.

Investigators believe New Hampshire child who disappeared in 2019 was murdered

The monthslong search for Harmony Montgomery, age 5, who was only reported missing last year, has become a homicide investigation.