University officials on Thursday announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Police warn the public to be careful following the assault, which was the third of its kind in the same neighborhood over the past 6 months.

Spencer W. Dowd pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in a crash that killed a Turner teenager.

A Portland business owner called the FBI after receiving an anonymous tip that an employee was a white nationalist who was buying guns and preparing for the collapse of society.

Police say a New Brunswick man sped through a U.S.-Canadian border crossing and led police on a high-speed pursuit in Maine

The New Year's Eve chase ended after police spun out the vehicle allegedly driven by 43-year-old Jamie Irish in Topsham.

The justices also dismissed the former Windham man's contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.

Justin Knight said he didn't know why he burned the building that was occupied at the time.

Justin ‘Jay’ Cooley's ex-wife said Maine State Police supervisors were reluctant to pursue criminal charges despite her reports of abuse.

Savannah Brann, 24, was charged after a 19-month-old girl was found unresponsive after allegedly being wrapped in a blanket in a way that caused her to stop breathing.

Drequan Lamont Robinson, 19, who shot Shawn McKeough Jr. inside a gas station in Arkansas, will serve at least 42 years for first-degree murder.

The measure sponsored by Rep. Charlotte Warren would repeal the law that effectively prohibits state police from answering any questions about troopers' use of surveillance tools such as facial recognition technology.

Police say the Westbrook man traveled north in the southbound lanes for about 5 miles before pulling over.

The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is distributing a total of $50,000.

The agency's Boston Division says it's seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.

The Maine State Police conducted more than 200 internal affairs investigations in the past six years and found allegations to be true in 65 cases, but the misconduct is kept hidden in all but a small number.

Joseph Chambers, 46, was charged Thursday with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, operating under the influence, eluding an officer, and refusing to submit to arrest, and his son, Devin Chambers, 25, was charged with two counts of assault on a police officer and violation of probation.

Richard Fitts, 60, is charged with aggravated trafficking in cocaine.

Investigators say Jonathan Williams, 30, had sexual contact with a person incarcerated in the jail's community corrections center in 2019.

After a camp owner spotted a man stealing from a vehicle, the suspects fled, eventually ditching their car and leaving an 11-year-old behind, police say.

Brandon Croy, 33, of Windham is facing several criminal charges following the standoff on Forest Avenue, which lasted nearly 6 hours Wednesday.

Police say a gun seized from the Auburn home of Steven Downs, who was connected to Sophie Sergie's murder in 1993 by DNA evidence, could have fired the fatal bullet.

Steven Downs is hoping a judge will allow alternative suspects at his 1993 cold-case trial.

Noor Ibrahim, 34, is charged with attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault.

Police chief says the dispute was over a woman.

Susan Eklund, owner of Susan's Fish-n-Chips, will get a suspended sentence if she makes regular payments on more than $205,000 in restitution.

Portland police charged a man with stabbing his roommate at 12 Gilman St. on Friday morning.

Nathan Reardon was charged in relation to 4 separate applications for federal Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling nearly $240,000.

Joshua Boyd reportedly fired a gun at a police officer who responded to a threatening complaint on Howe Street.

According to court documents and statements, City Hall workers received two calls on Feb. 3 stating there was a bomb inside the building.

Judges at the Boston court focused on a prosecutor disallowing a Black man from the jury.

Kristopher Churchill, 38, of Bradford and Erick Mejia, 26, of Lawrence, Mass., were arrested Monday after a traffic stop on Interstate 95.

A policy of not enforcing some minor traffic infractions, put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, is ending.

Mark Cardilli Jr. was convicted of manslaughter for shooting Isahak Muse in Cardilli's parents' home. A key question for the court is whether Muse was a guest or an intruder.

Maine State Police say they will start targeted enforcement to curtail speeding, distracted driving and infractions like expired inspection and registration stickers, which have been overlooked since the pandemic began last year.

A blood sample indicated the driver was intoxicated, but a judge said it could not be used as evidence because there was no warrant.

The Portland man drove more than 115 mph before losing control of his car on an interstate off ramp Sunday evening, say police.

Proposed legislation could make Maine the second state to stop arresting people for possessing small amounts of drugs such as opioids, and instead steer them toward treatment.

Mark Cardilli Jr. was sentenced to 7½ years in prison last August for fatally shooting Isahak Muse in an altercation at the Cardilli family home in 2019.

A motorcyclist told police that Rocco Wong of Portland displayed a gun in a threatening manner during a march on Sept. 7, but a bystander's video contradicted that account.

Sharon Kennedy, who was known as Sharon Carrillo at the time of her arrest and conviction, was sentenced in Waldo County to 48 years in prison for murdering her 10-year-old daughter.

Trever A. Caouette, 24, has been charged with two counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, which officials said was a handgun.

Witnesses called police as Rhonda Pattelena was beaten in York on Friday, leading some to question whether they could have or should have intervened.

Kyle Hamilton, 28, of Biddeford is charged with invasion of privacy and no longer works at the high school.

Police say Christopher Levesque, 27, endangered other drivers and forced several schools to go into lockout mode after he abandoned his car and tried to run away.

Deane Stryker, a first-year student at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was stabbed while she was in a public library.

The cause and manner of death is pending additional testing, but police believe there is no ongoing risk to the public.

U.S. Department of Labor recovers more than $245,000 in back wages for 117 employees of Backyard Farms.

Farmington police received a call Tuesday morning to check the well-being of people at a High Street residence.

Jeffrey Buchannan is accused of brutally beating Rhonda Pattelena on Short Sands Beach, in view of witnesses and surveillance cameras.