Randal J. Hennessey is accused of killing his landlord, Douglas P. Michaud Jr., in front of his pregnant girlfriend. At a pre-trial hearing Tuesday, attorneys debated what evidence should be allowed at the upcoming trial.
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Kennebunk doctor accused of overprescribing opioids was blocked from filing prescriptions
In the first day of a federal trial against Dr. Merideth Norris, prosecutors say she was prescribing incredibly high doses to her patients, catching the attention of local pharmacists. Norris and those coming to her defense say pain management is incredibly complex.
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State police say tipster lied about Lewiston gunman going to shooting range before mass shooting
An FBI bulletin included in the 3,000 pages of documents state police released Friday said Robert Card frightened a friend with his erratic behavior just before the mass shooting in Lewiston, but the man later admitted to police that he was lying.
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South Portland woman who stole half a million dollars sentenced to 90 days in jail
Theresa York pleaded guilty Monday to theft charges for stealing from her former friend and employer, dental clinic owner Pamela Anzelc.
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Lewiston gunman’s ex-girlfriend doesn’t believe he was trying to target her
Johanna Carr said Robert Card could have easily figured out ahead of time if she was at Schemengees and would have known that she wouldn’t have been at Just-in-Time Recreation, the two places where Card killed 18 people in October.
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Driver gets 3 years in prison for crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime students
Joshua Goncalves-Radding, 21, was sentenced for four counts of manslaughter and other charges in a Hancock County courtroom on Friday.
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State police documents reveal details of suicide note left by Lewiston gunman
The Maine State Police on Friday released more than 3,000 pages of heavily redacted documents from their investigation into the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
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Gray-New Gloucester speech therapist accused of assaulting student is still working for the district
Thomas Morawiec was issued a summons on Thursday is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 14.
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Illegal marijuana grows tied to China are funding fentanyl that’s ‘killing our citizens,’ Somerset County sheriff says
Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners that his office has made investigating illegal marijuana growing operations a priority because ‘those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl.’
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Gray-New Gloucester Middle School speech therapist charged with assaulting student
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says Thomas Morawiec has been charged with a misdemeanor and summonsed to appear in court on Aug. 14.