The attorney representing the defendants, which include the city and its police department, is asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit stemming from two shooting deaths by landlord James Pak in 2012.

Jordan Berube, 22, is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old in October.

Jeremy Ferry, 34, of New Hampshire, was allegedly trying to break into cars in Hartland in October.

The chief judge says hearings, trials and cases will continue, but some workers will be furloughed.

Gabrielle Kennedy, who was 10 months old, was injured Thursday in the crash on Route 202. Her death could mean more serious charges against the truck driver.

A 51-year-old transient died after a physical altercation was reported at a home in Alton, a state police spokesman says.

The regional body's report, which may include names that have never been made public, shows the church's transparency push after years of turmoil.

As his sports gambling crimes were prosecuted, Stephen Mardigan of Portland shined a light on an underground world.

No one was hurt in the incident Thursday night on Main Street.

The defense expert says James Sweeney, accused of killing his former girlfriend, suffers from schizophrenia, while the prosecution's witness says he suffers from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Davis Glazener, 23, who was arrested in October on the drug charge, is indicted on four new counts, including unlawful possession of a firearm.

Criminal charges arising out of the Thursday night crash on Route 27 are possible, police said.

Rene Romero, 53, of Lynn, Mass., is charged with aggravated driving to endanger in the collision Thursday in Waterboro.

Police say 49-year-old Manford Rideout, of Windham, was driving a tow truck eastbound when he crossed the center line and hit two oncoming vehicles.

Brian Bateman of Epping, N.H., apparently cut off his monitoring device to escape.

James Sweeney is accused of striking longtime girlfriend Wendy Douglass in the head as she slept in July 2017.

David A. McNeil, 37, of Cumberland is charged with driving drunk and driving to endanger in the incident Dec. 29 in Portland.

Police charge the driver of a box truck that rear-ended an SUV in part because witnesses told police that the truck driver did not appear to make any effort to slow down.

The incident allegedly occurred at the Buxton Town Hall in October.

Four Maine legislators are pursuing bills to clear some convictions for marijuana possession that today would be legal.

Complaints have been filed about James Adinolfi's operation in the historic building, but he says he's ‘getting bullied and harassed.’

Tony Locklear is one of 3 people charged in a home invasion in Millinocket.

The federal judge, acting on a defense motion that the seaman's manslaughter statute didn’t apply, ends the trial of Rick Smith, 66, before it gets to a jury.

Details about the shooting of Adrian Bunker, of New Hampshire, still have not been released.

James 'Ted' Sweeney is accused of killing longtime girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, with a bat at the home they shared in Jay.

Raymond Leavitt, 56, was serving a 10-year sentence for robbery.

Raymond Leavitt, 56, was serving a 10-year sentence for robbery.

Stephen Mardigan, 62, delivers a tearful statement during his sentencing hearing and describes his addiction to gambling in a letter to the judge.

Police say the men provided fentanyl to the 34-year-old woman, who died in August.

Briana L. Rideout, 21, was sentenced to 150 days in prison for attack.

Antiques, chain saws and toys are among the items police accuse the Thomaston man of stealing in dozens of burglaries.

A criminal complaint filed by a U.S. postal inspector includes two felony counts against Patrick Clark, 52, of South Portland.

The prosecution cites James Sweeney's intense jealousy as a motive in Wendy Douglass' beating death, while Sweeney's defense attorney says his client's deafness and mental illness "profoundly" affect the case.

Vincent Cole, 27, pleaded guilty to seven charges stemming from four different incidents that included the July 2017 stabbing.

Extradition of Christopher Monroe sought on a charge of aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing in Skowhegan.

Penobscot Nation Police discovered a lab Saturday when responding to a report of a death on the island near Old Town; the other lab was found Sunday in Bucksport.

The warrant was obtained by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency official says.

A free four-day program will equip first responders and the public with skills necessary to help people with substance use disorder.

Mark Penley of Peru sneaked into the apartment of Heather Bickford and Dana Hill six months earlier but decided not to shoot them, police say in an affidavit.

Ronald Paquin, 76, who was convicted in November on 11 of 24 counts of gross sexual misconduct, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 5.

The standoff began when police executed a 'high-risk' search warrant at the Kings Wood Park complex on Route 1, which officials believed might contain hazardous chemicals.

Joshua Vandine, 38, is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in antiques and other items, mostly from storage units, over the course of three years.

Maine State Police say they are still investigating what happened to Dana Bartlett, 28, of Lewiston, who died at the Bolduc Correctional Facility on June 24 after reporting being threatened by other inmates.

The attorney for Richard Smith, who is charged with seaman's manslaughter, says his client can't afford to pay to have the expert travel to the trial that beings Monday in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Suspect Mark Penley, 49, of Peru had called police Tuesday night to report finding the bodies of Dana Hill and Heather Bickford, his former girlfriend.

The department will open bids Friday for the vehicle, which has high miles but hasn't been driven in three years.

The men, all current or former University of Maine students, hosted parties attended by Alexie Adams, who died in a snowbank of acute intoxication and hypothermia.

Despite a plan by attorneys for both Sharon Carrillo, 34, and Julio Carrillo, 52, to annul their marriage, technical questions by the judge delay the process.

Dozens of college-age students, some who were younger than 21, were at the party at an apartment, Farmington police said.

A man entered the bank at about 11 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money, police said.