A 13-year-old Lewiston boy was on a school field trip at Range Pond when he disappeared under the water and died.
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Lisbon man appears in federal court on gun charges
Federal agents say the former licensed firearms dealer was selling guns without a license.
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Federal judge rules against Orrington church that challenged Mills
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen denies Calvary Chapel’s motion for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed it to hold an in-church service Sunday.
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Biddeford man charged with hate crimes set to stand trial in federal court
Maurice Diggins is accused of attacking black men and breaking their jaws outside a Portland bar and at a Biddeford gas station in April 2018. His nephew, Dusty Leo of Biddeford, pleaded guilty in the assaults.
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Portland tax preparer sentenced to prison for filing false returns
Ashraf Eldeknawey pleaded guilty last year to helping prepare and file 11 false tax returns.
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Court orders new trial on 1 charge in man’s bizarre cyanide-suicide case
The former Windham man must still serve a 25-year sentence on other charges after being convicted of causing an English man’s suicide.
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Appeals court rules Standish man’s suit against Waldoboro police can proceed
The panel says the the officers misrepresented and omitted information in securing a search warrant that led to Jordan’s arrest on a felony theft charge.
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Driver charged in fatal Acadia crash says state didn’t have right to take blood test
An attorney for Praneeth Manubolu argues that police erred in taking a state-mandated blood sample because the accident that killed his 3 passengers occurred on federal land.
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New Maine law to protect abuse survivors’ finances is illegal, credit agencies say in lawsuit
The agencies also challenge a new state law that limits the reporting of medical debt.