Fitzsimons, 39, a butcher who lived in Lebanon, Maine, with his wife and young daughter, was the first of seven Maine residents to be arrested and criminally charged for taking part in the riot that derailed Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results and sought to block the peaceful transfer of power from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.
Eliot Cutler pleaded guilty to all four felony counts against him for possession of sexually explicit materials showing children under 12-years-old in a hearing on Thursday in Hancock County Superior Court.
A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor of Maine in 2010 is expected to plead guilty to possessing videos and images of child sexual abuse and to serve nine months in prison, according to a court document.
A jury that heard complicated testimony about construction schedules and constitutional rights delivered a victory Thursday for a $1 billion transmission project, concluding developers had a constitutional right to proceed despite being rebuked by state voters in a referendum.
The man who confessed to killing four people at a home in Bowdoin on Tuesday and then opening fire on vehicles on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth made his first court appearance in West Bath Thursday morning.
Joseph Eaton, of Bowdoin, is charged in the murders of Robert Eger, 72, and Patricia Eger, 62, who were found inside their home along with Joseph Eaton’s mother, Cynthia Eaton.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release additional records about the agency’s detention practices in Maine and at a proposed detention center in Scarborough, a federal judge has ruled.
Four survivors of childhood sexual abuse, all from the Penobscot Tribal Nation, have come forward to file civil complaints against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland.
A Maine woman has been charged with buying dozens of guns that allegedly were provided to gangs in Southern California last year, federal prosecutors said.
A wealthy former gubernatorial candidate charged with possession of images depicting child sexual abuse plans to change his plea next month in Hancock County.
A former campaign worker who accused one-time U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn of pointing a gun at him in a dispute over cryptocurrency is now accused of stealing $225,000 from the late candidate.
A Massachusetts woman charged with murder in the death of a newborn baby in Aroostook County in 1985 plead guilty to manslaughter in a Houlton courtroom Thursday morning.
New Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990.
Maine’s attorney general is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals that have contaminated farms and wells, contending they knew about the toxicity decades ago but concealed the information from the public.
A new lawsuit over Maine’s tuition reimbursement program for private schools contends an antidiscrimination law unfairly targets religious schools to prevent their participation.
A man from Massachusetts who, until recently, lived in Brewer is facing attempted murder, kidnapping, and a number of other charges related to domestic violence.
A Maryland man is being held on $5,000 bail after Bangor police arrested him following a report of someone being shot on Harlow Street Saturday evening.
A sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a man he thought was trying to take his gun was justified in using deadly force because he believed he was at risk of serious injury or death, according to a Maine attorney general’s office investigation made public Friday.
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