Megan McDonald has been charged with knowing or intentional murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy found at her Sidney home.

Tristin Chamberlain, 23, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the November 2022 death of Tyler Flexon.

The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.

Portland police say no one was injured after more than a dozen rounds were fired into a building on Cumberland Avenue.

Dusty O'Brien is out on bail for a separate domestic violence arrest, according to police.

Police say they are expecting more arrests stemming from the afternoon exchange of gunfire last week.

Police have charged Ayden Foley Jordan, 21, of Portland, with elevated aggravated assault.

A 56-year-old man is facing 5 charges stemming from the break-in and vandalism that has temporarily closed the center.

Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.

Police arrested a 39-year-old woman Friday in connection with what was ruled a homicide but have yet to release the name of the 14-year-old victim.

Police are investigating after several high school students were named in 'threatening messages written by another student.'

Marcel LaGrange has entered an insanity plea in the slayings of Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter and has asked to be tried by a judge instead of a jury of his peers.

Police say the body of a 14-year-old was discovered outside a Sidney home, after a woman reported in Androscoggin County that an incident had taken place at her home.

The incident began with an altercation between two groups inside Kobe Steakhouse and spilled out into the parking lot.

The 82-year-old victim already paid the 3 alleged scammers $50,000 before they were arrested, according to the York County Sheriff's Office.

Brian Smith, 37, was indicted this month on 2 felony charges for allegedly taking more than $10,000 worth of property.

The attorney general's office said it is investigating a state prison in Newark where David Silva died after an encounter with corrections officers.

The number of reported rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies were all down last year, but there were increases in drug and animal cruelty crimes.

Police said a victim with a gunshot wound was found fleeing down Pierce Street toward Pine.

The 19-year-old man led officers on a chase through town and attempted to ditch his car in the woods, police said.

State police said the driver crashed into a car operated by a pregnant woman, who sustained minor injuries.

Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, from her Waterville home, launching one of the largest and most costly police investigations in state history.

Police say instances of identity theft happened in multiple Maine towns.

Brandon Libby, 37, faced one count of murder in the death of Amanda Brown. But the jury couldn't reach a verdict after deliberating for 2 1/2 days and Libby agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter.

Sgt. Jacob Wolterbeek, a 41-year-old husband and father of three, died early Thursday after crashing into the rear of a box truck after the end of his shift.

The men are accused of being involved in a fight between 2 rival motorcycle clubs in Portland this summer.

No one was injured in the shooting that took place Sunday evening.

Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings said the jury was tainted by outbursts from the girl's mother and declared a mistrial in the state's case against Tyler Witham-Jordan in the death of 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan in 2022.

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Oakland police Chief Rick Stubbert said standoff with Jason Grant started at 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Police say 34-year-old William Nathaniel Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, died of a gunshot wound.

Brandon Libby, 37, is charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend, 30-year-old Amanda Brown, who died from a single gunshot wound to the stomach.

Police say Gary Brinson, a 69-year-old Bangor resident, is charged with killing 64-year-old Lee Ruona, also of Bangor.

The state has denied that Makinzlee Handrahan's mother had anything to do with her death – and instead charged Tyler Witham-Jordan with depraved indifference murder.

Brandon Libby, 37, is accused of killing Amanda Brown, his girlfriend and the mother of two of his children, on June 14, 2021.

Police say there does not appear to be an ongoing threat to the public, but have released few details about the incident.

Kaleb Cidre, 22, is one of 5 men arrested by Portland police last month and charged with elevated aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit elevated aggravated assault.

The woman, who has not been identified, was riding in her wheelchair along side of John Street. She died at the scene.

A murder trial against Brandon Libby may come down to 2 dueling accounts of the fatal shooting that killed 30-year-old Amanda Brown.

A hunter found the body Tuesday morning. The victim has not been identified.

Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Matthew Merrick, of Portland.

Maine State Police identified the victim as 59-year-old Robert Seger of Westbrook.

The road was closed near its intersection with Theresa Masse Lane, where several police vehicles filled the street around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Atilio Delgado was about to turn 17 when he was charged with murder in the shooting death of 49-year-old James Cluney in 2022.

The state agrees to an Alford plea and a time-served sentence for Frederick Johnson after blood testing revealed 23-year-old Bethany Kelley had a 'potentially lethal level' of drugs in her system.

Blown transformers and $10,000 power bills can make cannabis grow houses easy for utility companies to identify, but Maine utilities question if flagging what might be illegal activity is their responsibility.

Stefanie Damron, 14, has been missing since leaving her New Sweden home in late September.

People walking the trail Saturday morning with their dogs said the incident makes them worry about being in the woods during hunting season.

The Maine Attorney General's Office is investigating the shooting.