The Coast Guard received the bogus mayday call in December, less than two weeks after the Portland-based fishing boat Emmy Rose sank off the coast of Massachusetts.

Ronald Harding, 36, is charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of the 6-week-old boy.

Dustan Bentley pleaded guilty to the murder of William Popplewell and received the maximum sentence possible under his plea agreement.

Police say Zachary Bowman was 'extremely intoxicated' and got angry when bystanders tried to prevent him from driving.

Bruce Akers' lawyer, appealing his conviction to the state's highest court, says police violated the Fourth Amendment when they searched the Limington property where they found the body.

Residents of a townhouse development said multiple gunshots struck their homes around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday.

A man reported that his vehicle was submerged in a pond and that he and his wife needed medical assistance. State police detectives were called to assist in the case.

A recently unsealed police affidavit follows a trail of evidence to Jashaun Lipscombe of New York City who, according to witnesses, shot Joseph Tracy in Waterville because Tracy was late in picking him up to give him a ride to Bangor.

Police charge a man with slashing tires on about 30 vehicles in the Old Port early Monday.

Bruce Akers was sentenced to 38 years in prison last year for the murder of Douglas Flint. Akers' lawyers will argue police improperly searched his property where Flint's body was found.

A prisoner who killed his cellmate in a fight over cigarettes is due to be sentenced this week

Police pursued three suspects after a Phippsburg man who was ‘flagged down’ by a woman who claimed her SUV was disabled got assaulted and robbed on Berry's Mill Road on Saturday night.

The incident occurred Saturday evening after the victim was 'flagged down' by a woman who claimed that her SUV was disabled, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office says.

Nicholas P. Hendrix, 34, of Gorham faces 4 charges including unlawfully entering the Capitol and disorderly conduct.

Police say they searched for the child's parents or guardians on April 27 before finding the couple in a motel room with ‘a large amount’ of cocaine and fentanyl.

The Jan. 7 disturbance at Strong Elementary School resulted in a lockdown.

The father of Emahleeah Frost says his daughter, who was shot while in her bedroom, may suffer consequences of the shooting for the rest of her life.

Brady Dix Sr. surrenders a week after police thought they were in a standoff at his house.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, would allow those charged with Class E misdemeanors like drinking in public to be released from jail without posting cash bail.

Portland police have received 61 reports of bicycle thefts this year, reflecting a national trend spurred by a shortage that makes it easy for thieves to sell stolen bikes.

Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon, who has been assigned a new public defender, is the only Maine resident charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.

Malcolm Stewart, former owner of defunct Castle Builders in Union, is accused of the theft of more than $400,000 from at least 56 victims.

In a bail hearing Wednesday, police describe the investigation that led to Aristotle Stilley, who is charged with murder in the shooting death of David Anderson in the city's West End.

It’s the second time in two years a Maine resident has been charged with threatening Collins.

Beth Bing, 49, of Waterville, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Bangor.

The Penobscot County treasurer and Bangor school board member says he was the victim, not the woman he is accused of harassing.

The first jury trial in several months in Augusta, which took place over two days, resulted in a guilty verdict for 46-year-old Timothy Barclift.

A standoff that developed before 10:30 a.m. ended several hours later after police discovered the man they sought had already fled.

Officials said Monday the indictment against Gerald Goodale was ready seven months ago, but the grand jury did not take it up until recently because of judicial delays caused by the pandemic.

A Bridgton man who fled the scene on foot was found an hour later and faces three charges, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.

Police say John David Hiatt used his cellphone and computer to target a woman he dated in 2017 and 2018.

Gerald Goodale, who in 1989 was sentenced to 75 years for the murder of Geraldine Finn of Skowhegan, has been indicted on charges that he killed Janet Brochu in 1987.

Police allege Marcus Trusty, 41, assaulted a woman he knew while they waited for a bus.

Joseph Simonet, 36, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence, driving to endanger and other traffic violations, according to authorities.

Pretrial hearings in Steven Downs' cold case were postponed after breach in Alaska court system's cybersecurity.

A judge ordered Patrick Maher to continue to be held without bail pending trial.

Facing 10,000 more court cases than normal, Maine courts are gearing up for the return of jury trials after more than a year's hiatus under the pandemic.

Thomas McGinn has been charged with arson in connection with the fire Wednesday that displaced all the tenants and caused significant damage to a four-unit building on Spruce Street.

Police said the 19-year-old shot Thursday night in Portland's Riverton neighborhood suffered injuries that aren't considered life-threatening.

Three juveniles and an 18-year-old, all males, from the Anson and Madison area have been charged. A fourth juvenile is being interviewed.

Authorities in Sanford issued a similar warning this week about such thefts, which are an increasing trend regionally and nationally.

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.