Arden Shaw pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. Border Patrol equipment from the home where a quadruple homicide occurred. He was sentenced in federal court Tuesday.
Maine
Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
Police searching for missing Brunswick woman
Rebecca Dorr was last seen near the Botany Place neighborhood on Monday.
Rebuilt tennis courts ready for new school year in Gorham
The town built four new tennis courts at the high school for about $200,000.
Missing Gardiner woman, 91, safely located by Rangeley police
Local police were working Tuesday night to get Sylvia Pratt back to her home, state police said.
Civil rights groups file in court raising alarm over settlement changes for disabled children’s services
The group, including Disability Rights Maine and the ACLU, contend enforcement of the settlement is being weakened.
Gorham officials give green light for Amazon to buy 94 acres of town-owned land
The sale is not final, however, and Amazon has not submitted a specific plan for what it would do with the parcel.
Leroy J. Bailey, veteran gravely wounded in Vietnam, laid to rest back home in Maine
The Rockland native lost his face to a mortar blast and underwent hundreds of reconstructive surgeries throughout his life, but remained kind, generous and faithful.
Portland Housing Authority executive director resigns after 2 years
Brian Frost stepped down July 31 and a permanent successor is expected to be hired by Jan. 2.
Maine Trust for Local News workers launch union expansion effort
Staff have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board and are asking the parent company of the Press Herald and other newspapers to recognize nearly 50 additional employees as part of the News Guild of Maine.
Invasive tick species found in Maine for first time
The Asian longhorned tick, collected in Cumberland County, could pose a threat to pets, livestock and humans, officials said.