Maine police shooting review panel says agencies need to call for backup more often
The 11-member deadly force review panel examined eight police shootings in 2024 and is recommending agencies work on preventing harm.
Gov. Mills says Maine will get fewer crisis receiving centers than planned due to budget
PORTLAND (WGME) – Maine will not get as many crisis receiving centers as Governor Janet Mills set out to create. A crisis ...
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lewiston police investigate shootings, drug trafficking
The cases are related to an apartment at 100 College Street, police said. After serving a search warrant, police detained ...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills critiques prospective red flag referendum during budget address
Mills authored the state's novel "yellow flag" law with a prominent gun rights group. She says a red flag proposal that would ...
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Maine recorded 35 homicides last year, continuing upward trend
New data compiled by Maine State Police show that there were 35 homicides in the state in 2024. The year before, state police ...
State prosecutors rest as Maine v. Averill trial moves forward
Trevor Averill is charged with depraved indifference murder and manslaughter in the death of his two-month-old daughter, ...
Maine State Police overtime sets a new record at more than $10M
Maine State Police topped $10 million in overtime payouts last year, setting another record amid staffing challenges agency leaders hope will let up in the next year. The agency paid about $8.5 ...
Coast Guard looking for father and son missing at sea off Maine
A father-son pair of commercial fishermen went missing Saturday night off the coast of northern Maine, authorities said.
Maine man killed while using propane torch to thaw frozen water tank
A Maine man was killed in an explosion Friday while using a propane torch to thaw a frozen water tank on a commercial truck, according to Maine State Police. Kerry Holmes, 66, was pronounced dead at ...
Two men, one woman arrested following robbery & police chase in Corinth
Maine State Police said the chase ended when the vehicle crashed at the intersection of Range Road and E. Dover Road in Dover ...
Maine authorities find human remains in Lewiston bog
A resident found the remains Saturday afternoon in Garcelon Bog, Maine authorities said. Officials believe the remains, found at the end of Lewiston’s Russell Street, have been in the bog for “an ...