A manslaughter indictment was returned Tuesday and the original murder charge against Miranda Hopkins was dismissed.
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Ex-priest indicted on sexual misconduct charges in Maine is arrested in Boston
Ronald Paquin, 74, is accused of abusing two boys in Kennebunkport from 1985-89.
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Ex-pharmacy tech in Manchester avoids felony drug conviction
A nurse, charged with stealing fentanyl in Winthrop, starts a deferred disposition.
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Norridgewock man charged with hiding 29 bags of heroin in car
Police said Joshua D. Wheaton, 30, was on probation for prior drug charges and subject to searches when they inspected his vehicle and found the heroin.
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Lewiston man pleads guilty in suffocation death of infant son
Danny Adams forced a pacifier into the mouth of his 14-week-old son and held it there to keep him from crying.
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Minot man sentenced on federal drug, gun charges
Ross Tardif was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison after a home invasion at his house uncovered drugs and a gun.
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Ex-priest at center of Boston scandal indicted on 29 counts of sex abuse in Maine
Ronald Paquin, in his mid-70s and whereabouts unknown, is accused of abusing two boys he brought to Kennebunkport for short visits in the late 1980s.
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Escape from jail work detail in Augusta brings nine-month sentence
Nicole Dyment had been participating in a specialty jail program when she ran off last spring.
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Augusta man arrested after heroin found in residence
Detectives seized 81 grams of heroin and nearly $8,000 in cash during a probation check Tuesday morning.
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Man arrested after armed robbery at South Portland hotel
Two guests at the Best Western told police that Michael Parker, 40, displayed a knife, assaulted one of them, took their personal property and smashed their cellphones before fleeing.