A suspected train fire off Chamberlain Road turns out to be smoldering leaves.
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South Portland fire that displaced 3 families caused by cigarette
The fire at 70 Grandview Ave. started on a porch at the rear of the two-story property.
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Trying self-defense murder cases in Maine can be risky, attorneys say
Legal experts comment after a jury this week rejected the claim of Merrill ‘Mike’ Kimball in a 2013 North Yarmouth bee farm shooting.
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Vinalhaven man pleads guilty to making false distress call to Coast Guard
Owen Adair, 23, was safe on the island on Sept. 30, when he claimed he was seriously injured aboard the fishing vessel Lila Rose.
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‘Mike’ Kimball convicted of murder in bee farm shooting, faces life in prison
The Yarmouth man appears stunned by the verdict in the shooting death of Leon Kelley during a dispute between their families in 2013.
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Bee farm murder trial: Were shots fired in anger, or fear?
Jurors will resume deliberations Wednesday after hearing differing versions of the defendant’s state of mind when he shot a man during a 2013 confrontation in North Yarmouth.
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Murder trial, Day 6: Menacing attacks led to shooting at bee farm, defendant’s wife testifies
She says her husband retreated from a larger Leon Kelley, as a prosecutor tries to show Merrill Kimball overreacted by firing. Closing arguments are expected Tuesday.
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Berwick man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
Peter Anderson, 55, had amassed more than 500 videos and images of child pornography, according to federal court records.
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Murder trial, Day 5: Men in Maine bee farm shooting were between 4 to 10 feet apart
Merrill ‘Mike’ Kimball, 72, maintains he acted in self-defense when he shot Leon Kelley, 63, at Brown’s Bee Farm in 2013.
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Murder trial, Day 4: In video re-enactment, defendant offers his version of Maine bee farm killing
Defendant Merrill ‘Mike’ Kimball says in the 2013 video that he was ‘in fear for my life’ when he shot Leon Kelley.