The cases against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland are one of many that are taking an unusual length of time to receive a ruling in recent years.

Maine State Police on Friday released a 33-page after-action report detailing the agency's successes and failures in responding to and investigating the Lewiston mass shooting.

Shortly before Gov. Janet Mills' speech, state police released an after-action report detailing its response to last October's mass shooting that calls for more active shooter training.

Trista Reynolds, the mother of Ayla, has sought civil action against her daughter's father and other family members in connection with the case.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that 2 Cumberland County correctional officers do not fall under qualified immunity in the suit filed by Jaden Brown, who alleges the officers violated her constitutional rights to privacy.

It's not clear who is painting the bees, if it's one person or many, or what their motivations are. Some Portlanders are delighted by the latest trend in street art, while others are worried about the cost of cleanup.

Aaron Aldrich's lawyer says his client was never read his Miranda rights despite police questioning.

Paul Logugune was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay $32,564 in restitution.

Gregory Fisher, 52, of Gardiner, faces charges of intentional or knowing murder in the July death of Alfred MacMaster, 75.

The plan includes putting more law enforcement on the streets, pursuing legislation to help the judicial system, and more community engagement.

Police said their plan includes more law enforcement presence, coordination with state and federal agencies, community engagement, and a call to action by the Legislature and judicial system.

Matthew Podlaski, 40, was also sentenced to 5 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $58,000 in restitution.

State police released a new document that suggests the gunman 'would have known' that there were no cameras in the overflow parking lot at Maine Recycling Corp., where he had worked.

A mental competency evaluation of Spridal Hubiak, who is charged in the Dec. 27, 2023, stabbing death of Angela Bragg at Damon's Beverage, has been ordered.

Court proceedings in the 4 cases have dragged on for years since the fatal Portland shooting. The soonest that the last suspect, Jonathan Geisinger, will go to trial is August 2025.

Police said the man approached the counter and threatened to shoot the clerk. When they refused to open the register, he left.

Jason Hewett, 39, has denied allegations that he shot and killed Kyle MacDougall last month in Cushing.

The complaint alleges that when the county renewed its contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, it unfairly put pressure on already overwhelmed employees.

He is suspected of taking an unknown amount of cash from Riverton Gas Station on Saturday.

The first report came in just before 7 p.m.,  police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.

Lincoln Deming is accused of helping rioters overtake the West Plaza and entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The department used $300,000 in federal funding to pay a recruiting company to create promotional videos and a website designed to bring in more applicants.

Charles Bellows, 43, was killed by sharp force injuries earlier this week at 119 Cool St. where he was staying with Thomas Lowrie, 41, who is charged with Bellows' murder.

Carl Williams appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court Thursday and was found competent to stand trial on a murder charge in the death of Renaldo Jones.

The executive director of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services tells the Government Oversight Committee that defendants in over 860 criminal cases need an attorney.

No one was injured, but investigators found shell casings after gunshots were heard near Bodwell Street on Tuesday night.

The homeowner at 41 Palmer Road shot a man after he allegedly broke down the home's door on Monday night, police said.

Under an agreement with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, William Blaisdell is allowed to practice law but must be supervised by another attorney. Maine's highest court is still considering whether to discipline him as a probate judge.

Police say Ramon Nunez-Rosario, 44, of Portland, assaulted 2 people behind the Homeless Services Center on Riverside Street.

Thomas Lowrie, 41, appeared in court Monday after being charged Sunday with a man's death at 119 Cool St. in Waterville, according to the Maine State Police.

In Bangor, at the epicenter of the state’s indigent defense crisis, the district defender has only been able to fill one of five positions.

Harold Lee Lamson Jr., of Lincoln, faces criminal charges for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars from several people's mortuary trusts.

His cause of death was not immediately released by the Department of Corrections.

Gary Porter faces six felonies in connection with the May chase in Paris.

First responders arrived at the scene of a reported crash to find the defendant's wife deceased in the driver's seat.

Police identified the victim as a juvenile but did not provide an age. The name is being withheld until police notify the victim's family.

Federal agents suspect a drug dealer had flushed narcotics down the toilet prior to a search.

Erik Foote, whose body was found in April on the banks of the Aroostook River in Caribou, was last seen alive in January, when he was picked up by a Washburn police sergeant.

The proposed rules would allow officers to be disciplined for behavior that is considered unprofessional but not criminal.

Housing federal prisoners is crucial to the jail's funding, but adding inmates to the facility comes at a cost for correctional workers, who say they already were struggling with the workload.

Max Gbetibouo faces up to 20 years in prison on the Class C charge stemming from a 2021 robbery in which prosecutors said he took $144.

Police say Shari Allimah strangled and stabbed 90-year-old Gerald Marin, killing him at his Litchfield home.

The woman had been sitting in the median of Maine Mall Road before she was hit by an unnamed male driver who then struck another vehicle head on.

Benjamin Harvey, a 23-year-old from Rollinsford, New Hampshire, was pronounced dead at the scene in Indian Purchase Township, police said.

Jason Hewett said the police investigation was sloppy and that court documents don’t accurately explain why he is sitting in jail.

Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. But some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.

Police say the driver struck a pedestrian while pulling out of a McDonald's and left the scene.

Justin Butterfield, 35, was committed to a state psychiatric hospital after killing his brother during a mental health crisis. His family is worried about him after he was transferred to a private hospital in South Carolina that has been likened to a prison.

The plea comes nearly 5 years after the abrupt closure of Malcolm Stewart's contracting business – Castle Builders in Union – in September of 2019.

Police said Aaron Karp surrendered Thursday night and is being held without bail on a homicide charge at the Cumberland County Jail.