Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Citing emergency, Maine’s legal service for the poor requests $13.3 million
Faced with a dwindling roster of attorneys, the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services wants to increase the hourly rate from $80 to $150 for lawyers who agree to represent low-income Mainers.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Georgia woman dies after falling from cliff in Scarborough
Scarborough police identified the woman as 54-year-old Romona Gowens of Calhoun, Georgia.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2022
Health care workers appeal dismissal of lawsuit over Maine’s vaccine mandate
Seven Maine health care workers are taking their case to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, after a federal judge dismissed their case in August.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Controversial York County judge recommended to another term
The Judiciary Committee spent more than 4 hours in a hearing Wednesday afternoon regarding the reappointment of York County District Judge Jeffrey Moskowitz.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Former Maine Med official facing new charges in fraud case
Joshua Frances, who impersonated a Homeland Security employee in order to buy 2 boats, faces new charges of submitting falsified testimonial letters to the court before his sentencing.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Sanford police locate missing family, say they’re safe
Jill Sidebotham, Nicholas Hansen and their 2-year-old daughter, Lydia Hansen, were reported missing by family in early July.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Riverton Park family recounts shooting that left bullet hole in child’s bedroom
Portland police are still investigating a pair of shootings at Riverton Park on Friday night and Saturday morning.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Lebanon wrestles with its relationship to man charged in Jan. 6 riot
Ahead of a ruling on the case of Kyle Fitzsimons, facing 11 federal charges for his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, neighbors and community leaders debate the impact on the small town.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Former Portland ed tech pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of 7-year-old student
Benjamin Conroy, 33, worked at Ocean Avenue Elementary School before he was arrested last fall.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
State drops murder charge against Limington man whose conviction was thrown out
The state cites a lack of sufficient evidence to retry Bruce Akers, 64, who until recently had been incarcerated since his 2016 arrest in connection with the slaying of his neighbor, Douglas Flint.
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