James Howaniec says he received 5,000 pages of discovery more than a year after Steven Downs was charged in a 27-year-old Alaska cold case, and has asked for more time to file additional motions.
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
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Turner woman killed in crash on Route 4 in Turner
Passenger Julie Beaucage died at the scene; driver and passenger, both of Auburn, taken to a hospital.
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Coronavirus outbreak reported at Tambrands plant in Auburn
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention is discussing testing everyone at the facility.
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While state is struggling with virus outbreak at prison, county jails are not
Unlike the Maine Department of Corrections, county jails haven’t reported any positive cases of inmates with COVID-19, but have to hold sentenced inmates longer.
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Rabid fox attacks Lisbon woman
LISBON — A rabid fox attacked and injured a local woman Tuesday afternoon as she sat in the yard of her Keay Road home, police said. The 76-year-old woman told police the fox suddenly appeared and charged at her, according to a statement issued by police Chief Marc Hagan. As she struggled to control the […]
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Lisbon man appears in federal court on gun charges
Federal agents say the former licensed firearms dealer was selling guns without a license.
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Jail populations down but may rise after pandemic wanes
Officials argue for and against summonses versus arrests.
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Coronavirus delays Lisbon man’s retrial on attempted murder of police
A Lisbon man, who served nine years of a 20-year sentence for aggravated attempted murder of Auburn police and was given a new trial last year, will have to wait months longer for his chance to be exonerated. A Waldo County Superior Court clerk said Wednesday that the retrial of 59-year-old Bartolo Ford had been […]
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John F. Murphy Homes director confirms three coronavirus cases
Officials at Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that the agency had launched an investigation into the outbreak.
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State probes possible coronavirus outbreak at John F. Murphy Homes in Auburn
Three cases are suspected at John F. Murphy Homes.