A judge on Monday ruled that Yashonia Davis is the Bronx woman wanted on a charge of murder in the 2nd degree.
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Maryland pair arrested after highway chase said they were driving to Canada
Police reported finding more than 16 grams of heroin in woman’s purse, loaded handgun in glove box.
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About 2,000 people protest Trump immigration policies in front of Portland City Hall
Rallies are also held elsewhere in Maine, including Brunswick, Augusta, Farmington, Bangor and Bar Harbor.
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Kennebec River Day in Mill Park pulls in crowd
The event is part of the annual Whatever Family Festival, which ushers in summer in central Maine.
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Legal analyst tapped to be new director of Legislature’s watchdog office
Danielle Fox will be only the second director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.
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Bellows hired to lead Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta
Shenna Bellows, who is also a Democratic state senator, will become executive director of the organization, which is based at the University of Maine at Augusta.
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Citizens group sues LePage to try to force release of Clean Election funding
The lawsuit urges a court to require the governor to sign an order freeing up campaign money that has already been set aside and promised to candidates.
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Legislators vote to ease Maine’s proficiency-based education mandate, allow more ‘local control’
Rather than repeal the 6-year-old reform law altogether, the bill would let school districts choose between continuing proficiency-based standards or reverting to a traditional grading system.
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Bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ headed to LePage
The legislation would prohibit state-licensed medical or mental health professionals from seeking to change an underage person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Riverview social worker who alleged retaliation settles lawsuit
Jennifer Taghavidinani has released all of her claims against the state in exchange for $55,000.