Five inches of rain fell in parts of central Maine on Tuesday, continuing a summerlong pattern of downpours and wet weather.
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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Former Maine doctor accused of violating federal Controlled Substances Act
Federal investigators say Douglas Jorgensen allowed another person to use his credentials to fill more than 300 prescriptions for highly controlled drugs while Jorgensen was traveling abroad.
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Heat wave in Portland finally breaks after 32 days
The temperature fell to 57 degrees in Portland early Sunday morning, ending a record-breaking streak.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Nation & World, News
Florida woman arrested as part of Maine corrections kickback investigation
Melanie Ann High is accused of using kickbacks to induce Gerald E. Merrill, a deputy superintendent with the Maine Department of Corrections, into purchasing from companies she controlled.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Man accused of killing his parents, 2 others in Bowdoin enters insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told a Press Herald reporter that he killed his parents and 2 other people in Bowdoin and shot 3 others on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth in April, was arraigned Friday afternoon on 4 counts of murder and 23 other charges.
Posted inMaine, News
Dubois vows to bring stability, progress to Portland Police Department
Incoming Chief Mark Dubois set his previous department up for success by cultivating a positive workplace culture, investing in career development and developing strong relationships with city leaders and the public, his co-workers say.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Old Orchard Beach man accused of stealing car with sleeping woman inside
Damion Joyce, 51, surrendered to Scarborough police early Thursday morning, minutes after he is accused of stealing a car that contained a sleeping woman and refused to let her out. He has been charged with kidnapping.
Posted inMaine
Hancock man charged in Mount Desert Island hit-and-run
Police arrested John Holdsworth, 31, Thursday morning, a month and a half after he allegedly hit a woman with his car in Southwest Harbor and left her in a ditch by the side of the road.
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Survivor of fatal Gorham crash pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge
Ernest Dubeau, 39, who allegedly caused the crash that killed Richard Bernard in Gorham last September, pleaded not guilty to 5 charges Wednesday morning.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
State corrections official charged with theft, bribery
Gerald E. Merrill, a deputy superintendent with the Maine Department of Corrections, was arrested Tuesday and accused of operating a kickback scheme for nearly a decade.