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.

Jeffrey Buchannan, 33, is accused of killing his domestic partner, Rhonda Pattelena, on Short Sands Beach in York on Friday afternoon.

Nicholas Mitchell had been fired by a company that made pizza dough sold at Hannaford stores.

The body of Rhonda Pattelena was found Friday afternoon on Short Sands Beach, and her domestic partner has been charged with murder.

Police say the stabbing in North Deering took place Saturday during an altercation involving a group of teenagers.

Brazil currently accounts for one-quarter of the entire world’s daily COVID-19 deaths, far more than any other single nation, and health experts are warning the nation is on the verge of even greater calamity

A suspect was taken into custody following the incident Saturday at an apartment complex in the North Deering area.

Rhonda Pattelena, 35, of Bedford, Mass., was found dead Friday behind a large rock on Short Sands Beach, and her domestic partner, Jeffrey Buchannan, 33, has been charged with murder.

Jeffrey Buchannan was arrested and charged with murder after officers responded to numerous 911 calls reporting that a man was assaulting a woman behind a large rock on Short Sands Beach.

Nicholas R. Mitchell is accused of putting a razor blade and a screw into balls of pizza dough sold at Hannaford supermarkets.

Timothy Silva, the driver of a vehicle that crashed and killed three children, will remain at Long Creek Youth Detention Center until his 21st birthday.

The two-count indictment of former Knox County resident Malcolm Stewart charges him with defrauding customers out of nearly $500,000.

A police affidavit describes how an intruder broke into the home of Troy and Dulsie Varney and how Troy Varney subdued the suspect.

The complaint seeks an order protecting the family that was targeted by prohibiting the man charged in the attack from having any contact with them and from violating the Maine Civil Rights Act in the future.

The private, for-profit facility conducts sessions for law enforcement officers, including field sobriety tests for drivers impaired by cannabis.

The California residents were arrested during a traffic stop in York.

The fentanyl weighed approximately 1.4 pounds, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said.

Norway driver rescued through windshield after car rolls on Lewiston Street.

Asian Americans in Maine have felt racial bias and feared the possibility of an incident like the attack on a family in Portland on Monday.

Tony J. Glidden, 33, of Waterville was arrested March 13 and is being held at Kennebec County Jail on $2,500 bail.

The Maine DEA says the arrest of Moses L. Oreste stems from an investigation that began in November into a group that bought fentanyl and crack and brought it back to the state to sell.

Philip Clark was convicted and sentenced to 43 years for killing his sister-in-law, Renee Henneberry Clark, in 2018 in Hampden.

Police say Troy Sprague harassed an Asian woman and her children Monday and damaged her car.

Marc J. Karun of Stetson, who was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor, also faces murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the slaying 35 years ago of an 11-year-old girl.

Seth Carey was arrested last week in Orlando, Florida.

The murder trial for Steven Downs, an Auburn man accused in a 1993 murder case out of Fairbanks, Alaska, continues.

Police identify suspect as Joshua Elliott, 40.

Steven Downs is charged in the murder of a native Alaskan woman named Sophie Sergie in 1993.

Christopher Williams, 41, of Harpswell facing several charges including reckless conduct and discharging a firearm within 300 feet of a residence.

The Attorney General's Office says a shot fired by a state trooper did not kill Donald White.

Noah Gaston is serving time for the murder of his wife, Alicia, in Windham in 2016, and has appealed his conviction and his sentence.

Police say multiple explosive devices were found in the home where the standoff started early Monday and ended with the death of Donald White.

Kiera Francis was indicted by a grand jury on felony murder, robbery, and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon charges; others indicted on unrelated drug charges.

Noah Gaston's attorneys are expected to argue that the sentencing hearing violated his rights to a public trial because courtroom capacity was limited and some people were allowed to address the court by videoconference.

UPDATE: A loud boom has been heard at the scene of a Livermore Falls standoff and smoke has been reported.

Wayne Mullens, owner of the front-end loader police believe was used to rip apart Swallowtail Farm and Creamery's farmstand in Coopers Mills, was arrested Thursday night in Gardiner.