LEBANON – A suspect charged with aggravated assault who allegedly told police they wouldn’t be able to find him was arrested without incident Wednesday when they located him in a car. Sumner Knowles, 24, was wanted for allegedly strangling another man on Monday. When troopers from Maine State Police’s Alfred barracks arrived at the scene […]

A York County grand jury has indicted a California man who is accused of breaking into a York home this spring and getting into bed with an 11-year-old girl. Claudio H. Pinto, 31, of Santa Ana, California, was indicted on charges of burglary, aggravated criminal trespass, assault and attempted unlawful sexual contact, court documents state. […]

A York County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled a teenager from a burning pickup truck after it crashed into a tree Tuesday evening in Waterboro. Dylan Tardif, 17, of North Waterboro was transported by Life Flight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where he was receiving treatment for injuries that were not considered to be […]

Supporters of high-speed internet in Maine hope the failure to secure a bond for service upgrades this year is a temporary setback that will be corrected when lawmakers reconvene next year. This week Republican lawmakers blocked $58 million in bonds proposed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills from going to Maine voters, including $15 million to fund grants […]

AUBURN — A former Lewiston police officer who died in February from an opioid overdose had been stealing drugs from dealers, using some of those drugs himself and selling some to his drug dealer to pay for his addiction, according to court papers. The reference to Nicholas Meserve, 34, a 10-year veteran at the city’s police department, can be […]

FREEPORT — When Brad Nadeau opened Stars and Stripes Brewing Co. on Veterans Day last year, he knew he wanted his business to “have more meaning than just selling beer.” As a former Marine, he wanted to make sure his brewery could be a place for veterans, their friends and families, to come to relax […]

BELFAST — A judge has sentenced a Stockton Springs man to 55 years in prison for the brutal murder of his 10-year-old stepdaughter. Julio Carrillo, 52, pleaded guilty last month to killing Marissa Kennedy, who was beaten repeatedly for months before she died from her injuries. Carrillo wept as he spoke in court Wednesday, and his words […]

Miss Kitty’s mysterious life journey came to an end Tuesday, and while it may never be known exactly how the long-missing cat spent the last decade, her family is grateful to be certain of her whereabouts now. Miss Kitty was euthanized Tuesday afternoon, just six days after the emaciated, anemic, flea-infested calico was picked up […]