The lot in Gorham where Amazon plans to build a distribution facility has a gruesome past: a murder that may not have been the killer’s first.
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Vehicle flips over, strikes pedestrian in Auburn
The driver and pedestrian have been transported to Central Maine Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
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Police arrest 2 men in Lovell in connection with gasoline theft
The suspects were allegedly in the process of stealing 25 gallons of gasoline from the Kezar Lake Country Club.
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Bangor grandmother pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 10-year-old grandson
Mistie Latourette is the last of 3 adults who have pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of Braxtyn Smith.
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Husband of woman killed in 2024 Morrill’s Corner fight pleads to misdemeanor
Troy McHugh was sentenced to 72 hours in jail and a year of probation. Prosecutors dropped felony robbery charges.
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Carrabassett Valley man charged in girlfriend’s shooting death pleads not guilty
Police say Austin J. Doucette shot Makayla DeSantis twice in the chest in March. Doucette told police it was accidental.
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Maine wardens seeking ATV rider who allegedly dragged Limington landowner
Police are searching for the driver accused of hitting and dragging a property owner on Pequawket Lake Road in Limington.
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Former Anson tax collector still owes town $475K in restitution, prosecutors say
A hearing is scheduled for June 2 on a request to enforce the payment of restitution owed by Claudia Viles.
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Police arrest man after watching him through neighbor’s camera for 3 years
Willie Banks’ attorney argues the undisclosed warrantless surveillance violates the 4th Amendment.
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Former Maine corrections official sentenced for stealing over $500K
Gerald Merrill, 64, pleaded guilty in March and was sentenced Tuesday to 5 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the money he stole from the Maine Department of Corrections.