Emily covers courts for the Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in March 2022, she spent nearly three years in West Virginia, reporting on the southern coalfields, local and state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Mountain State Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom. Hailing from the upper Midwest, Emily cut her teeth covering city government for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. When she's not working, Emily's usually reading (and is always on the hunt for good book recommendations).
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Judge considering Woodford Street defendant’s request for new murder trial
In a last-minute deal and after a jury already had reached a verdict, Damion Butterfield pleaded guilty last year to murder in Derald Coffin’s fatal shooting.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Portland attorney nominated to become federal judge
Stacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
USM students in Portland join nationwide campus protests in support of Palestine
Roughly 30 people, mostly students, demonstrated peacefully Wednesday at a rally organized by Maine Students for Palestine, which includes students at schools throughout the state.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
State police investigating inmate’s suicide at Wiscasset jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail confirmed a resident died Sunday morning, but released no other information pending the investigation by the Maine State Police.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Mount Desert Island man charged with arson
Glenn Stanley is facing arson charges after police said he deliberately set fires at 2 homes off Stanley Mountain Road.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
A large buoy that washed up on Wells Beach gets towed back to sea
The red-and-white striped buoy drew a crowd Monday morning as the Coast Guard worked to return it to the water.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
‘No way of knowing’ whether new DNA evidence in Dechaine case was actually from murder, prosecutors say
Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry’s 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
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PublishedApril 18, 2024
Dechaine defense attorneys say new DNA results point to unknown suspect in 1988 killing
Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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PublishedApril 18, 2024
State says it’s the rightful owner of sunken ship near Bar Harbor
The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to ‘arrest’ a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.
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PublishedApril 18, 2024
Dennis Dechaine appears in court for 2-day hearing for new trial request
Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.
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