An altercation at a home on County Road left several people hurt when a man stabbed a woman during an argument and then stabbed others as they came to defend her, according to police.

A Maine State Police trooper returned fire after a man accused of domestic violence assault allegedly shot at officers.

Crisis negotiators are also on scene, a police spokesperson said.

Roxanne Jeskey, 58, was serving a 50-year sentence for killing her husband in 2011.

Steven H. Downs was charged in 2019 with raping and murdering an Alaskan woman in 1993 when he was a college student.

The South Carolina man was arrested by Lewiston police after a woman at a motel reported that she’d been hit with a hammer.

Heather Borst must repay the Maine Department of Health and Human Services more than $470,000 for false claims she submitted as a clinical social worker.

Dustin Beach said recovery and religion have helped him see his wrongdoing and change his ways.

The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.

A school and town hall were closed as officers searched for Brandon Mahoney of Shapleigh following a report of a domestic violence incident at his mother's home.

The robbery happened at the TD Bank branch on Route 1 around 11 a.m.

The driver of a pickup truck involved in the crash, and a 6-year-old boy, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Tyler Streeter of Norwich, N.Y., faces a possible life sentence if convicted of interstate transportation of a minor.

Danielle Wheeler, 40, of Perry was arrested Thursday, accused of killing Jason ‘Cowboy’ Aubuchon.

The outbreak was first detected on Dec. 13, and sickened more than 50 people in all.

The fire damaged two buildings at the site of the former Pineland Lumber Company.

David Veinott is facing felony charges stemming from the September crash.

A judge wrote that a 14-year-old charged with felony murder and arson doesn't understand the criminal court proceedings.

The money was collected from the sale of old utility lines belonging to the district and authorities say only $500 was returned to the district.

A Newport man has been ordered to serve 12 years in prison in the 2020 killing of Anielka Allen.

The monthlong coronavirus outbreak at the jail in Augusta is now contained to one block.

Milton Wallace died Thursday at the age of 82; the cause of death was not released.

Michael Vaughn, 34, of Wells, allegedly was concealing cocaine and fentanyl when he was booked.

The head of the Maine Rural Water Association said Tuesday that the association will take over operations of the district after its superintendent and foreman were charged earlier with theft.

The superintendent and a foreman at the Madison-based water district are accused of selling old water lines to a scrap metal dealer and pocketing the money.

Abdikareem Hassan, 33, will spend the next four years in prison for firing at police headquarters

But Alisa Carey, 21, gave conflicting accounts to authorities in the aftermath of the fires Monday at the construction site for a new arts center downtown, according to a police affidavit.

Schools in central and southern Maine expected to be on high alert Friday following threats warning of violence.

Authorities say the operation was based in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and sold drugs in retail and allegedly wholesale quantities.

Steven Downs will be allowed to point the finger at three other men at trial.

Joseph Evers, 41, faces 3 felony robbery charges for allegedly holding up 2 banks and a CVS pharmacy this month.

A Dominican Republic national was arrested and police Chief Joseph Massey said Wednesday that handguns, shotguns and $6,000 in cash also were confiscated from an apartment on College Avenue.

Randal Hennessey, 31, is accused of shooting Douglas Michaud Jr. multiple times in front of Michaud's girlfriend.

A Portland man was arrested Monday in the robberies at five businesses, including two banks.

Alisa Carey, 21, of Waterville, was arrested Monday night on arson charges after police found several fires at the construction site of Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center.

A 21-year-old Bridgton man is charged with aggravated assault in the early-morning attack, which Daniel Valsecchi of Lewiston put to an end.

A man escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing the Key Bank on Route 1 in Falmouth on Friday afternoon.

Dechaine was convicted in Knox County Superior Court in 1989 for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.

Criminal defense lawyers say they are underpaid and overworked when representing indigent defendants.

The incidents involved either a student bringing a weapon to school or threatening to do so, said Superintendent Jeffrey Porter.

Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.

The drive-thru mailbox at Forest Falls Plaza has been overflowing with mail, making it an easy target for criminals, police said.

Police said they think the four crimes could be connected, but no one has been arrested.

Cameron Hanscom was arrested on several charges Saturday, including criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

Trevor Averill has been accused of murder related to the death of his 2-month-old daughter last year.

Officers responded to Water Street about 7 p.m. Saturday, but the call escalated quickly into a standoff with an individual, according to officials.

State Department of Public Safety figures suggest domestic violence assaults have dropped for the sixth year running, but many cases are never reported.

The men are charged in what police describe as the drug-related killing of a 17-year-old in Machias.

Nicholas Mitchell was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison and ordered to pay Hannaford nearly $230,000 in restitution.

Police say Alexander Rizza III, 33, and Kayley Orcutt, 28, possessed illicit drugs with a street value of more than $100,000.