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Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Biddeford man who shot landlord takes stand, claims self-defense
Randal Hennessey said he shot Douglas Michaud in 2021 because he was afraid for his life – but his testimony doesn’t align with that of other witnesses who described Hennessey as confrontational and threatening.
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Girlfriend of Biddeford landlord says tenant shot him after getting eviction notice
Randal J. Hennessey, 33, is accusing of killing his landlord Douglas ‘Doug’ Michaud Jr. in 2021 on their building’s front porch.
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Biddeford man doesn’t deny killing his landlord, but refuses multiple plea deals
If convicted, prosecutors said they will request a life sentence for Randal J. Hennessey. He doesn’t dispute shooting Douglas Michaud Jr. at least 6 times on their apartment building’s front porch in 2021.
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A judge committed these Maine patients to a hospital. Some say they’re being sent to prison.
Maine has been quietly sending people found not criminally responsible for their crimes to a controversial, for-profit facility in South Carolina where they say they are not getting mental health treatment.
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Kennebunk doctor found guilty on 15 counts in opioid prescription case
The jury deliberated for more than nine hours following a two-week trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Jury begins deliberations in federal opioid trial against Kennebunk doctor
Dr. Merideth Norris is facing 16 counts of illegal distribution of a controlled substance. The jury will return Friday morning.
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Former patients come to Kennebunk doctor’s defense in trial over her opioid prescribing
Dr. Merideth Norris is facing 16 counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances for writing prescriptions that prosecutors say put her patients in danger.
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Lawyers for Kennebunk doctor question government’s lead witness
Dr. Merideth Norris is accused of writing life-threatening prescriptions for 5 patients. The case against her relies heavily on opinions from Dr. Timothy E. King, an expert for the prosecution.
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Family of man shot in Portland confronts his killer in court
Damion Butterfield, 24, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for Derald Coffin’s death in 2022.