Police say the pursuit, from Paris to Mechanic Falls, began when the driver refused to stop for officers investigating a report of shots fired.

The new law, which will take effect 90 days after adjournment, will expand what protections Maine judges can offer victims of domestic violence and stalking.

A review of chase policies shows the large-scale response violated some departments' own rules, though leaders say breaking them was a necessary choice because of the circumstances.

Company president Kevin Webb said no sensitive personal information was compromised during the hack, which forced the business to shut its website down for nearly a month.

Major crimes detectives are investigating the death of a woman Saturday at a residence on the Canaan Road in Hartland.

Christopher Harriman, 38, of Limerick, died from a single gunshot on July 9, 2024, in the parking lot of the Landry’s Shop ‘n Save.

A psychologist testifies that Megan McDonald believes she directly communicates with God, who told her to kill her son before Christmas.

The University of Maine School of Law is trying to reestablish a criminal justice legal clinic for student attorneys, but funding it could be a roadblock in a tight budget year.

A Virginia man was shot in the head and dumped nearly 40 miles away after a botched robbery last December, according to recently unsealed court documents.

The U.S. Marshals Service investigation led to the arrests of three people Friday night in Biddeford.

Harold Lee Lamson Jr. pleaded guilty to dozens of charges Wednesday tied to the thefts while he operated four funeral homes in Penobscot and Washington counties.

The driver was taken into custody on the railroad tracks at the end of Commercial Street in Portland.

Aaron Karp, who had been charged with murder, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Susan McHugh, of Gray, last summer.

The man allegedly told an undercover Secret Service agent that he planned to kill the president.

Wells officers will aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement through a 'task force model' in which local law enforcement officers are extended 'limited immigration authority with ICE oversight' during routine duties.

A judge in Kennebec County was unable to hold a hearing Monday to move forward on her plans to release people without lawyers from jail because an attorney for the state wants Maine's highest court to weigh in.

'The gunfire was so loud I thought he was shooting right next to me,' said John Childs.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey hasn't been shy about taking on the White House, filing one lawsuit and joining numerous multistate lawsuits against the Trump administration related to immigration, privacy rights and federal funding.

A gunman shot and killed his mother Wednesday on Route 9 in Sabattus before exiting the vehicle, shooting at passing cars and killing another person. He then turned the gun on himself.

Police say one man attempted to stab another person and then stole their car and slashed two tires. In a separate incident, another man threw a brick at someone.

In addition to a charge of killing his wife, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted Samuel Whittemore, 34, of aggravated attempted murder for the attack on his mother.

Trent Weston, of New Hampshire, was shot by police during an early morning standoff in late August, after killing his wife and son, officials said at the time.

The group urges city officials to help create a year-round homeless shelter and hire a worker to coordinate housing services.

Police say a 45-year-old man was stabbed multiple times Sunday morning.

The Oxford County Sheriff's Office says two deputies shot a Hartford man Saturday night after his stepfather reported a domestic assault.

A police affidavit against Jeremiah Godfrey states that he told investigators the gun went off when Sherri Sweet tried to grab it from his hands.

Matthew Sarapas, 50, is scheduled to be arraigned on April 24 on charges of unlawful sexual touching and assault.

Maine law enforcement officials and victim rights advocates support electronic notifications for victims, but a bill in the Legislature was met with mixed opinions.

City officers found a man dead inside a Mussey Street home during a wellness check Wednesday afternoon.

Maine State Police have charged Jeremiah Godfrey, 43, with murder in the shooting death of Sherri Sweet, 37.

Daniel Field, 30, lived in the home owned by his father, officials said.

Details about the incidents are scant, and it was not immediately clear whether the shooting and death are connected.

Miguel Oliveras has been missing for 18 years and was last seen at a club on Riverside Street.

Court records describe numerous social media posts in which Thadius C. Wind allegedly made threats against government officials, law enforcement and 'all of mankind.'

Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was 'in a high state of distress,' her attorney said.

Christopher Ray, 62, has been fighting the fine since the Cumberland police chief cited him for riding beside his friend in 2023.

Police arrested Heidi Tasker, 36, on Friday and charged her in the death of Luke Norris, 41.

Abdihamit Ali has been serving a 7-year sentence after being found guilty of elevated aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a firearm and criminal mischief. His appeals attorneys argued 2 of those charges should have been merged.

An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed attorneys.

The Border Patrol is 'detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?' said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.

Maine State Police identified the woman as 51-year-old Sari Carlson.

Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine's prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.

The attorney general's office said the messages contained 'racist and anti-immigrant invective and threats of violence.'

Prosecutors believe that Nicholas J. Worthing, 37, of Pittston sent dozens of threatening, profanity-filled messages over several years to the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page and directed at Sheriff Ken Mason.

Arden Shaw was one of 3 people to face federal charges over stolen U.S. Border Patrol equipment.

William Blaisdell has until April 1 to show he has paid his taxes, or else he risks a one-year suspension from practicing law.

No one was home at the time of the raid Saturday on Porter Road.

A recent decision to halt most online access puts into question whether eCourts will truly do what the state judicial branch promised.

The suspect fled the scene of the accident on foot and police dogs located them on the shoulder of the Maine Turnpike about one mile south of the crash.

The woman's body was found near Cliff Walk at Fort Williams Park on Thursday afternoon.