Derek Daprato, one of four men accused of breaking into a York man’s home to shoot and rob him, will serve 12 years in federal prison.
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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Former York special education teacher sues district for discrimination
Michele Figueira says the school created a hostile work environment in which she was discriminated against for being gay.
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Man pleads guilty to murder charge in 2012 Portland shooting
Zachary Phach, 33, will serve 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing Matthew Blanchard.
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Hollis man indicted on manslaughter charge in fatal motorcycle crash
Ernest Dubeau, 39, told police he did not see Richard Bernard, 47, on his motorcycle before he turned left toward Hodgdon Road in Gorham and Bernard crashed into his truck.
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Maine’s new public defenders aim to close attorney shortage in rural areas
The five-member Rural Defender Unit is representing people in places like Aroostook and Washington counties, where many cannot afford – or find – a lawyer.
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Alfred man charged with murder in wife’s killing pleads not guilty
James Crow, who was charged with murder in April, has a long history of mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
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New Maine wrongful death law ties cap on damages to inflation, extends time limit to sue
Gov. Janet Mills allowed the bill to become law Thursday without her signature. Another bill that would have extended the statute of limitations on medical negligence claims failed to get support.
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New state legal defense director wants to bring young attorneys in to do ‘important work’
Jim Billings took over the reins of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services last month, joining the agency that is severely struggling to find enough attorneys to represent poor Mainers.
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Judge denies request to throw out evidence in decade-old murder trial
Zachary Phach, 33, is scheduled to be tried beginning July 17 on a murder charge in the death of Matthew Blanchard in 2012.
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Maine AG files complaint against Florida woman accused of making racist threats in Kennebunkport
Police say Vicki Lush, 66, called a Korean woman from Massachusetts a ‘foreigner,’ and told her to go back to ‘your country’ before threatening to hit her with a van.