Lewiston Police Sgt. Wayne Clifford said that a Lewiston man who attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the Androscoggin River was caught shortly after.

Nancy Ludwig, 65, faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

Experts trade testimony about how drugs affected John D. Williams' state of mind at the time he shot Cpl. Eugene Cole. The defendant says he will not testify.

Marc Karun agrees not to fight extradition and was expected to appear in a Connecticut court on Friday.

The incident Friday afternoon sent 3 schools into lockdown for about an hour, and a realistic-looking pellet gun was found in the area.

Police say James Emerton, 54, has targeted motor vehicles, businesses, restaurants, schools, libraries, offices and employee lockers.

The family pet had been missing for at least four days before he returned to his owners on Horton Street in Lewiston.

Westbrook police said the suspect robbed the Big Apple convenience store on Main Street around 4 p.m.

The 54-year-old transient was arrested and charged with operating under the influence, operating after suspension and unauthorized used of property.

The state rests its case in the trial of John D. Williams, who is charged with murder in the death of Cpl. Eugene Cole.

Jeffrey T. Tilton, 55, is indicted on 12 charges, including furnishing liquor to minors, assault and a felony count of witness tampering.

A St. Albans woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not deemed life-threatening after her car was rear-ended and pushed into a tractor-trailer on U.S. Route 2, police said.

Officials say Marc J. Karun, 53, was arrested at his home in Stetson and is expected to be extradited to Connecticut and charged with murder and sexual assault.

The defense had argued that police couldn't be sure the man on the video was James Peaslee, of Easton.

Forensic testimony dominates the third day of the trial of John D. Williams, who is charged with murder in last year's shooting death of Cpl. Eugene Cole.

The 13-year-old is still detained because he has not been able to get into a residential treatment program.

Testimony continues on the second day of the trial for John D. Williams, who is charged with killing Cpl. Eugene Cole.

The state received additional information in the case that needs to be investigated, Deputy District Attorney James Andrews said.

No explosives were found by a team of bomb-sniffing dogs after a threat written on a school wall was discovered Tuesday morning.

Peter Michael Rocafort-Stravecky, 20, of San Juan, Puerto Rico was working as a counselor at Camp Kawanhee for Boys in Weld at the time of the assault.

Jonah Weese and a passenger were hospitalized after driving into a ditch to avoid the slow-moving tractor in Fryeburg.

Portland police say Kevin Strachan entered the city manager's office on Monday and threatened his staff.

Jason L. Baker Sr. is accused of knocking a woman unconscious and tying her up before sexually assaulting her and running a knife down her chest.

Authorities say they've charged a 21-year-old man with several crimes including arson following a high-speed chase in Washington and Hancock counties.

An investigation into the crash that killed a Connecticut woman and seriously injured her husband showed that driver Patrick Shorey had both methamphetamine and THC in his blood when he struck another vehicle while speeding.

Police say a man who was involved in a disturbance near Cross and Brackett streets fired a gunshot and then fled in a waiting car.

Police say the threat was brought to their attention by a former student who saw it in a social media post.

A prosecutor and a defense attorney both tell jurors that Williams shot Cole last year, but the defense says Williams was under the influence of drugs that interfered with his ability to think.

Police were at the site last week searching for the 17-year-old Jay girl who has been missing for 33 years.

John D. Williams of Madison is accused of killing Cpl. Eugene Cole in Norridgewock last year.

A refrigerator of cookies was also emptied and a gallon of iced tea was half-drunk, the club's leader says.

Law enforcement officials say a home security system captured James Peaslee firing the fatal shots at his stepfather in Bridgewater.

They cleared their headquarters for 2 hours early Friday and called in the bomb squad to investigate, but the suspicious package was determined to be harmless.

Vance Billings swam across the Androscoggin River after allegedly pointing a gun at two young fishermen.

The judge also denies a motion to suppress statements the mother of Marissa Kennedy made to police about daily abuse.

An attorney is fighting to get the boy out of the Long Creek Youth Development Center, but the state argues that he can be detained while officials search for the right placement for his mental health needs.

Nicole Lamphere, 37, was arrested after leading police on a short chase on Civic Center Drive that ended behind the Augusta Civic Center.

Michael Christopher Lee, 45, of Oakland, was taken into custody after a report of domestic violence assault, and was charged with additional offenses after damaging a police vehicle, Oakland police say.

The mother and grandmother of Chance David Baker file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated in 2017 by Sgt. Nicholas Goodman and Coastal Pawn Shop.

The 17-year-old girl was last seen leaving her parents home in Jay in May 1986.

The Maine Department of Corrections and a substance abuse treatment organization are partnering to provide medication and counseling to 100 to 150 opioid-addicted inmates before their release.

A judge and attorneys questioned dozens of people before selecting 7 men and 8 women to serve on the jury that will decide whether John D. Williams is guilty of murder in Cpl. Eugene Cole's slaying.

An attorney for both women entered the pleas in writing to a court.

A convicted felon from Gardiner was accused of stealing a rifle from a home in which he was doing plumbing work last year.

A judge found Everett Ashby had violated the terms of his probation stemming from a 2001 manslaughter sentence.

Amanda Merrifield says Kyle Needham didn't try to run over an officer, as police reported, and the pickup truck he was driving rammed a cruiser only after he had been shot.

Amy McLellan, who was accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly couple, will spend just 48 hours in jail if she meets the terms of the agreement.

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Maine man charged with killing a sheriff's deputy before eluding swarming law enforcement officers for several days

Kandee Weyland Collind pleaded guilty last year to stabbing her ex-husband to death in front of their children.