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Published
May 24, 2024

Former Augusta American Eagle employee sues company after being fired, alleging discrimination

Allison Kurasz says she was discriminated against because she's a lesbian and has a disability, a finding that was supported by a Maine Human Rights Commission investigator's report after the company ignored requests for evidence.
Published
May 19, 2024

Judge Merchan faces critical decisions as Trump’s trial nears its end

Trump and his supporters have publicly questioned the judge's impartiality and tried to draw him deeper into the type of political maelstrom that judges typically work hard to avoid.
Published
May 8, 2024

Somerset County Superior Courthouse in Skowhegan to get $45 million replacement

The Superior Courthouse is to be replaced with a three-story, 30,000-square-foot addition to the District Courthouse across the street, which the Maine Judicial Branch says is necessary to upgrade the facility built in 1873 and increase efficiency.
Published
May 8, 2024

Portland man pleads not guilty to murder in St. John Street shooting

Abdirahman Mahmoud is accused of shooting Raoul Tshiyuka to death in March.
Published
April 22, 2024

Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds 30-year sentence for truck driver who caused 2016 crash that killed two

Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state's highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.

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Published
April 17, 2024

Brother of Skowhegan murder victim could face charges after courtroom attack, authorities say

The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
Published
April 12, 2024

Maine sues Monsanto, accusing chemical manufacturer of polluting land, water

Maine is one of several states and jurisdictions to sue Monsanto, which has warned investors of financial fallout from the legal challenges.
Published
April 12, 2024

Portrait of nation’s first female Supreme Court justice, saved from trash, to hang in Augusta courthouse

An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state's court system.
Published
April 3, 2024

Waterville man pleads not guilty to murdering co-worker at Damon’s Beverage as new details emerge

Spridal Hubiak, 21, who is charged in the death of Angela Bragg, 52, of Waterville, on Dec. 27, 2023, is seen in video footage stabbing the victim, according to a police affidavit.
Published
March 14, 2024

Skowhegan man who crashed through Augusta State Airport gate sentenced

Corey Adams was sentenced to pay more than $18,000 in restitution for damage to airport gate, police cruiser window he damaged at the time of his arrest December 2022 arrest.