Pharmacy robberies in Maine more than doubled last year over 2011, and police are concerned the robberies are becoming more brazen. There were 56 pharmacy robberies last year, with drug addicts taking increasingly desperate measures, said Steve McCausland of the Department of Public Safety. In one instance, a man robbed a pharmacy inside a Wal- […]

LEWISTON (AP) — F. Lee Bailey, the attorney who represented O.J. Simpson and Patty Hearst, has been denied his request to practice law in Maine. The 79-year-old Bailey passed the Maine bar exam last winter. He was previously licensed in Massachusetts and Florida but was disbarred in those states for mishandling $6 million worth of […]

BAR HARBOR (AP) — Maine authorities say a young woman from Florida had to be rescued from atop a mountain in Acadia National Park after suffering from hypothermia and other medical issues. Supervisory Park Ranger Richard Rechholtz says the 19-year-old woman was not properly dressed for the temperatures when the 911 call came in at […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine state prosecutor Alan Kelley has retired after 33 years on the job. The 62-year-old Kelley has most recently been acting district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties. Kelley had been the go-to attorney for years in Kennebec County, taking on difficult cases involving more serious crimes and specializing in prosecuting people […]

WILTON (AP) — Wilton police have arrested a man they say fired a semiautomatic handgun during a dispute at a mobile home park. Timothy Koehler was arrested shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday at the Arkay Trailer Park. Police Chief Heidi Wilcox tells the Sun Journal the 30- year-old Koehler was charged with aggravated reckless conduct […]

MEXICO (AP) — Police say two men have been taken into custody after a nearly threehour standoff in Mexico ended peacefully. Mexico Police Chief James Theriault says a domestic dispute sparked the standoff at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. He says one of the men arrested, 23-year-old Troy Blanchard, contacted someone he was not supposed to […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR (AP) — A series of forums seeking public input into the state of the Maine lobster industry are getting under way. Maine fishery officials are holding 16 public meetings through January in coastal towns from York to Machias. The first meeting is today in Boothbay Harbor. Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher says he’s […]

PARIS (AP) — A western Maine heating oil company that operates gas stations and convenience stores is the latest to enter the state’s electricity market. Paris-based C.N. Brown says it will offer competitive electricity rates across much of Maine. Jeff Brown, president of the electricity division, tells Maine Public Broadcasting Network that the company has […]