Two men charged with selling Ecstasy

Agents arrested the men when they arrived at a motel on Riverside Street. Both had a large plastic bag of the drugs in their pants.

Maine AG job likely will go to Republican

No major overhaul in personnel or in the way the office does business is expected, however.

Immigrant takes fight for citizenship to rally

Selvin Arevalo, facing deportation after years of living and working in Portland, is scheduled to speak today in Monument Square.

Man, 30, sentenced for making pipe bombs

Michael Pressey of Portland said he didn’t realize that the activity was illegal.

GMAC plaintiffs seeking a freeze on Maine foreclosures

The plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against GMAC Mortgage Co. are seeking a court order to freeze foreclosure sales and evictions of homeowners in Maine whose loans are owned or serviced by the mortgage giant.

A hearing on the request could be scheduled as early as this week in U.S. District Court, where the case has been assigned to Judge D. Brock Hornby.

Judge to decide on bail for man who triggered state Amber Alert

Gary Traynham faces charges stemming from the abduction of a 2-year-old girl in 2009.

Jury award for scuffle victim cut to fit cap

A former Kittery man may appeal the reduced damages in a police negligence case.

Lawyer: Prosecutor misled jury in Dolloff trial

Attorney Daniel Lilley accuses DA Stephanie Anderson of misconduct in the trial.

Shapleigh firefighter charged in pumper crash

Natasha Kinney, 30, is charged with driving to endanger in the August crash that destroyed the town’s firetruck.

Drug dealer regrets path that has ‘wasted’ his life

Hal George McKoy, of Waterbury, Conn., helped the prosecution and gets a lesser, 12-year sentence.