Maine State Police say they expect several criminal charges to be filed against Gabriele Wilbur, 34.
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Maine paddleboarder killed in Union was strong and independent, friends say
Sunshine Stewart’s death was ruled a homicide, but few other details have been released.
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Pro-Palestinian activists rally outside Portland courthouse to support fellow protesters
Ten demonstrators who were arrested over a month ago in the Old Port appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to obstructing a public way.
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7 Chinese nationals indicted over alleged ties to illegal weed grows, human trafficking
Six men were arrested and one remains wanted after a federal investigation into a ring of Chinese-run cannabis grow houses across Maine and Massachusetts.
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Police establish tip line amid investigation into killing of Tenants Harbor woman
Sunshine Stewart disappeared while paddleboarding in Union last week and was declared the victim of a homicide Saturday.
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Burnham woman again charged with animal cruelty
The state is investigating a woman who allegedly kept and sold malnourished horses, cows, dogs and cats at her Burnham property and was convicted of nearly identical charges about 15 years ago.
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Tenants Harbor woman identified as homicide victim after body found in Union pond
The medical examiner ruled 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart died in a homicide, but her cause of death and further details were not released.
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Suspects in South Portland ATM robbery arrested in Mississippi, police chief says
The 3 men were attempting a similar robbery when they were arrested, Chief Dan Ahern said.
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Lewiston man charged with manslaughter after crashing into a house in May
The May 21 crash claimed the life of 28-year-old Natasha Thoits, of Lewiston, who was trapped in the mangled car after it hit a single-family home at 4 Old Lisbon Road.
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Jury finds man guilty of murder in Biddeford shooting
Lorenze Labonte, 27, was charged with murder in connection with the 2023 death of Ahmed Sharif. Labonte chose not to testify in his own defense.