A Gorham man allegedly takes police around Portland before he’s found hiding under a porch.
David Hench
Maine man reporting to jail wears T-shirt fit for the occasion
Robert Burt, 19, of Pittsfield has his initial mug shot emblazoned on the shirt, then wears it for his booking photo as he starts his sentence.
South Paris man who died after standoff had long criminal history
Steven R. Piirainen, 52, died after exchanging gunfire with a Maine state trooper and a police officer Sunday in Mexico.
Maine nurse who saw injuries before baby died loses license
Gordon Collins-Faunce fatally injured his infant son, but earlier abuse wasn’t reported by health professionals. Virginia McNamara is the first one to be punished.
Man charged with abuse of corpse ‘thought we had a right’ to move remains
Kevin Lewis says it didn’t seem like a big deal to dig up his relatives’ ashes and rebury them in a family plot in another cemetery.
Durham woman in critical condition after head-on crash in Topsham
The head-on crash seriously injures two people and slows traffic on Route 196 for four hours.
Motorist trying to avoid train crashes SUV into Portland restaurant
After being bumped onto the tracks as the red lights flashed, Susan Muzzy hit the gas but lost control and put a hole in Bruno’s.
Couple says angry drunk woman woke them, wouldn’t leave
A New Gloucester resident is charged with criminal mischief in connection with the incident in Gray.
Three accused of digging up relatives’ remains for move to another Maine cemetery
Police say the men, charged with abuse of a corpse, wanted the exhumed relatives to be closer to other family plots.
Stunt pilot was flying high before harrowing drop onto Maine road
Billy Werth, whose engine died 4,500 feet over Standish, describes his frantic moments in the air and vehicle-evading crash landing.