Arrests Michael Paul Dalton, 56, of Topsham, was charged on a warrant out of York District Court for unpaid fines, after a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Mason and Maine streets at 11:07 a.m. Jan. 2. Cameron Lee Neal, 46, of Brunswick, was charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer after police […]

Arrests Jasper T. Barber, 28, of Freeport, was charged on a warrant at Maiden Lane at 8:11 a.m. Jan. 2. Shaun Arndt, 28, of Bowdoin was charged with unlawful possession of a scheduled drug after a motor vehicle stop on Pownal Road at 9:45 p.m. Jan. 2. Summonses James Arsenault, 51, of New Gloucester, was […]

BRUNSWICK — A Lisbon woman has been charged with operating under the influence after allegedly driving the wrong way on an interstate highway. Allissa L. Wormwood, 27, has been charged with OUI. According to Brunswick Police Deputy Chief Marc Hagan, police received a complaint of a vehicle traveling north in a southbound lane on Interstate […]

WASHINGTON Republicans are assuming full control of Congress for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome. They planned to move swiftly today toward a veto showdown with President Barack Obama over the Keystone XL pipeline, summoning unity despite a tea partybacked effort to […]

NEW YORK A manhunt was under way today for at least two suspects who shot and wounded two New York City police officers responding to a robbery in the Bronx. Both officers were listed in stable condition. Police say one of the suspects may have been wounded in the gunfire. They were trying to determine […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Falmouth man who pleaded guilty to murder for killing his mother will serve 27 years in prison as part of a plea agreement. The Portland Press Herald reports 48-year-old Andrew Leighton entered his plea on Monday. He had been scheduled to stand trial on Jan. 12 for the fatal shooting of […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine man charged with killing and dismembering his father is set to appear in court so a judge can determine if he is competent to stand trial. Twenty-five-year-old Leroy Smith III was scheduled to appear in Kennebec County Superior Court on Monday. He is charged with the May death of 56-year-old […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine man who pleaded guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a child and videotaping the attacks is set to be sentenced. WMTW-TV reports Eric Bard of Sidney pleaded guilty in August to 21 counts, including gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and sexual exploitation of a minor. Authorities say the charges […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The average price of gasoline in Maine has fallen 11.5 cents a gallon in the last week. Website GasBuddy.com reports the average price was $2.35 per gallon, according to a daily survey of 1,228 Maine outlets. The website says the national average fell 7.7 cents per gallon in the last week to […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage deflected criticism about a new building that will house state health and labor offices when he cut the ribbon on it on Monday. The 75,000-square-foot building will bring state Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Labor offices under the same roof, LePage said. The lease […]