After a student was arrested in April and accused of threatening the school, a lockdown last month reignited some teachers’ frustration with how little they know about his arrest.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Edgecomb man charged with murder in toddler’s Christmas morning death
Tyler Witham-Jordan, 29, was charged Friday with killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter, Makinzlee Handrahan, more than nine months after authorities ruled her death a homicide.
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Missing Hancock man found safe
Craig Laughlin, 64, was last seen at 10:30 Thursday morning walking away from 51 Eastside Road in Hancock.
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Tears still come easily for Texas family grieving loss of Westbrook couple killed in June shooting
It’s been a little more than 3 months since Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter were shot to death in the downtown parking lot.
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Cumberland man arrested after stabbing on Portland Street
Police say the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Antonio Henriques, 25, was charged with elevated aggravated assault and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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Portland man shot in Old Port last year now suing bar and bouncer
The bouncer at The Drink Exchange in February 2022 says he was acting in self-defense when he shot Thomas Landry, who was wielding a baseball bat.
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Police arrest 3 men in connection with 2017 slaying of Down East fisherman
The men are charged with felony murder, arson and robbery stemming from the killing of Wayne Foss, 48, whose body was found in his burned-out home in Whitneyville.
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Limerick man killed in North Waterboro crash
Joshua Gochie, 35, died Friday morning after his Jeep crossed the center line and hit a truck traveling in the opposite direction on Sokokis Trail.
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Father of South Portland teen accused of planning attack pleads not guilty to obstructing police
A South Portland man is accused of obstructing police during the arrest of his son, who has been charged with trying to persuade another person to kill students, faculty and staff at South Portland High School.
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Wife of the only Mainer killed during Lee struggles to come to terms with what happened
Hailee Phillips said she was on the phone with her husband, Gary, when a tree fell on his car during the storm around 9 a.m. Saturday. He died of his injuries at the hospital.