The U.S. district judge’s order came hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.
crime
York convenience store robbed at gunpoint
A slender young man held up Mr. Mike’s Mobil on Route 1 early Sunday, police say.
Man wielding a hatchet arrested in Brunswick
The incident took place at a Walmart parking lot.
Portland business owner accused of aggravated assault
Michael Roylos, 63, also faces other charges stemming from allegations that he used ‘homophobic slurs’ and attacked a woman in the Shaw’s parking lot on Auburn Street.
Police investigate string of robberies in Greater Portland
A half-dozen robberies were reported this month in South Portland, Westbrook and Scarborough.
Federal agents seize former Maine Med official’s luxury items in alleged fraud case
Prosecutors say Joshua Frances, of Falmouth, used his position to illegally acquire a sailboat and fishing boat for his personal use.
Shots fired in Lewiston; man charged with attempted murder
The police recovered a gun and had arrested a Massachusetts man.
Auburn man appears in court on murder charge
Bryan W. Peabody is charged in the Wednesday stabbing death of Lawrence Kilkenny of Lewiston.
Auburn man arrested in Wednesday night’s fatal stabbing
Bryan W. Peabody is accused of stabbing Lawrence Kilkenny.
Lawyer for Auburn man charged with murder seeks sanctions against prosecutors
James Howaniec says he received 5,000 pages of discovery more than a year after Steven Downs was charged in a 27-year-old Alaska cold case, and has asked for more time to file additional motions.