Adam Sorrentino, 42, was arrested on Monday in connection with the April head-on that killed Anne Pomroy, 77, state police say.
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Chicago woman sues U.S. government, saying Maine Border Patrol agent shot her
Marimar Martinez has alleged that agent Charles Exum swerved his government vehicle into her lane and shot her five times, before driving his vehicle back to Maine.
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Portland man sentenced to 16 years in prison for fatal West End stabbing
Domingus Nobrega, 49, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2024 death of his roommate, 43-year-old Matthew Merrick.
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Portland homicide suspect who was shot by police has died
Brian Oliver, 41, was suspected in the killing of 69-year-old Mark Tschamler on Sept. 21.
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Portland code enforcement officer assaulted woman on the job, newly released reports show
Matthew Sarapas is serving a 90-day sentence and resigned his city position in April 2025.
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He worked to create a ‘normal’ life in Maine’s prisons. Now he’s stepping down.
Recidivism and violence in prisons declined under Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty. Researchers call the reforms a ‘promising’ work in progress.
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A decades-old central Maine tragedy echoes today in the Clancy trial in Massachusetts
The sister of Constance Fisher, who killed her six children in the 1950s and 1960s, sees similarities in the Lindsay Clancy case.
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Portland police investigating after 3 buildings damaged Wednesday night
Y%F Coffee and the State Theater each had a window broken, and a door was damaged at Local 188.
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Augusta woman arrested for Waterville crash that killed DOT workers
Police arrested Samantha Tupper, 34, Friday morning, after a grand jury returned an indictment on several charges stemming from the January crash.
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State denies 2 home care providers’ licenses, ends MaineCare funding over allegations of neglect
The Portland- and South Portland-based providers specializing in services for adults with developmental disabilities failed to protect patients from mistreatment, DHHS claims.