Connie Loucks, 62, died when Carlton Young, 24, tried to break into her home for the second time in two days, police say.
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Maine high court restores priority to widow in Noyes Street fire lawsuit
The widow of Steven Summers, 29, a victim of the blaze on Nov. 1, 2014, had been bumped behind other families in a lawsuit against landlord Gregory Nisbet.
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Westbrook will pay $100,000 to settle police officers’ gender discrimination suit
The city will pay $30,000 to each of the two women, Sandra Mailman and Melissa May, and another $40,000 for their legal expenses.
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Wardens chief: Undercover operations stopped; ‘no intention’ of investigating misconduct claims
Col. Joel Wilkinson testifies during a State House inquiry into hunters’ accusations that a warden gave them alcohol, shot a deer himself and encouraged them to commit crimes.
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Portland murder trial postponed after seating of jury falls short
Not enough jurors are identified from a pool of about 125 candidates in a case with factors that led to many disqualifications.
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Jury acquits Portland man with history of indecent acts of threat charges
Steven Ricci, 52, remains in custody for now on a probation violation for a past conviction of felony assault for groping a nurse, but he will likely be released soon.
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Witness with mental illness cleared to testify in Portland murder trial
A judge also rules that defense attorneys may name an alternative suspect during the trial of Abdirahman Haji-Hassan in the 2014 killing of Richard Lobor.
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Panel of lawmakers to question 3 officials about conduct of Maine Warden Service
A hearing on the agency’s covert operations is set for June 1 as members of two committees differ on how to handle the review.
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Maine high court rejects appeal by Merrill Kimball in bee farm killing
The 73-year-old lobsterman from Yarmouth was convicted last year of murder in the shooting death of Leon Kelley at Brown’s Bee Farm in North Yarmouth.
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Judge stops Portland police from using noise law to quiet anti-abortion protests
The court temporarily sides with a vocal church pastor and his free-speech rights, but says there are ways to protect clinic patients’ right to health care.