Judge rules Maine denied low-income defendants their Sixth Amendment rights
In a judgment issued Friday, Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy said the lack of representation often came at critical ...
Man seriously injured in rollover crash that shut down Route 1 in Brunswick
Police said the driver, a 26-year-old South Portland man, was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be freed by firefighters.
Maine to debate public funding for private schools in appeals court
The schools want taxpayers to pay for private education even if that school violates the Maine Human Rights Act. As it stands ...
Strong earthquake kills at least 126 people in western China near Mount Everest
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 ...
Couple married for 30 years kick off new year by picking up $1 million Powerball prize
Grace Landon, a regular Powerball player for 20 years, bought her lucky $2 Quick Pick ticket on New Year’s Eve from a Friendly Mart in Albemarle, according to the NC Education Lottery. She matched all ...
The next round of bitter cold and snow will hit the southern US
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges south into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Studies show that a fast-warming Arctic is partly to blame for ...
Former President Jimmy Carter makes his final trip to Washington
ATLANTA, Ga. ( WANF /Gray News) – James Earl Carter, Jr., will make his final trip to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, a city where he served as the nation’s 39th president, after lying in repose in Atlanta ...
Boy, 11, allegedly suffocated by mother was dead for days before his body was found, sheriff says
Meagan Dixon, 44, is being held on a $1 million bail after her 11-year-old son was found dead in a trailer at Lovey’s Landing, an RV park outside Meridian. She is facing charges related to homicide ...
Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged
(Gray News) - Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged, according to People, citing “a family source.” Holland popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Zendaya over the holidays, according to reports ...
2 bodies found in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane, reports say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Gray News) - Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport late ...
Maine man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot denied request to attend Trump’s inauguration
Christopher Belliveau, of Sanford, was arrested on June 11, 2024, in North Berwick and charged with five felony offenses in a criminal complaint, including civil disorder; assaulting, resisting, or ...
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
The Associated Press (AP) — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar ...