Lorenze Labonte, 27, is being tried on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of Ahmed Sharif in November 2023. On Thursday, jurors heard from Labonte’s younger sister, and 2 men who say they drove Labonte to Massachusetts after the shooting.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Supreme Court allows states to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding
As Democrats control both the Legislature and the Blaine House, Maine appears extremely unlikely — for now — to stop Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood services.
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Maine public defense agency fears it will run out of money with new budget
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services was given roughly $51 million yearly in the state’s two-year $11.3 billion budget.
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Second Katahdin hiker died from complications of hypothermia
Tim Keiderling’s death was ruled accidental by the medical examiner’s office, which previously determined that his daughter Esther died of blunt force trauma that park officials said likely resulted from a fall.
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Feds forced to return community paramedicine funding to Maine
The federal grants that were frozen in March have been returned to Maine’s programs.
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Amazon to open its first Maine warehouse in Caribou
The Seattle-based online megaretailer had previously scouted locations for a potential site in Scarborough, but no such facility ever opened.
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7 Maine ski resorts that offer summer fun
With the snow gone, Maine’s ski resorts transition to summer fun with hiking, biking, live music and more.
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Mainers from Iran reflect on recent U.S. bombing of native land
Maine is home to several hundred people with roots in Iran who are now wrestling with the U.S. bombing of 3 nuclear facilities last weekend.
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Maine lawmakers approve funding for reproductive care, homeless shelters on final day of session
The Legislature also passed a bill banning untraceable ‘ghost guns’ and sustained the 5 vetoes Gov. Janet Mills has issued so far this year.
