Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
Morgan Womack
Staff Writer
Morgan covers breaking news and public safety for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in 2024, she reported for Michigan State University's student-run publication, as well as the Indianapolis Star and Michigan Public. She's passionate about telling human-centered stories and battling for access to public records. As someone who grew up on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, Morgan feels at home in Maine's natural scenery.
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Portland man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Sherman Street shooting
Tristin Chamberlain, 23, agreed earlier this week to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of 26-year-old Tyler Flexon, of Portland, in 2022.
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Missing phone logs, conflicting accounts hinder investigation into death of month-old in Milo
Maine’s watchdog agency finds that the state made thorough efforts, but it couldn’t determine how or whether Child Protective Services could have prevented Sylus Melvin’s killing in 2021.
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Trial begins in dispute between longtime neighbors over Popham Beach access
In the first day in court, the Phippsburg residents argued over property lines and land ownership in a battle over who has access to the beach in front of their cottages.
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How 2 Windham police officers became southern Maine’s top crash reconstructionists
Capt. Jason Burke and Detective Gene Gallant encouraged their department to get the best technology for crash reconstruction. Now, their work is a hot commodity.
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Skydiver seriously hurt in Lebanon
Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was brought to the hospital after a hard landing in which he didn’t slow his parachute.
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Are social media scams hindering missing persons cases?
When a woman from Virginia went missing in Maine, her family turned to social media for help finding her. But those pleas kept getting flagged as spam and removed, a recent trend seen by law enforcement in Maine.
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Four-year-old was in North Berwick day care’s driveway when she was killed
Police responded to the day care at 74 Buffum Road on Thursday afternoon to find the girl had been hit by another parent’s car.
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Virginia woman found dead in Dayton had just moved to Maine
Autumn Cleveland was found Monday afternoon, just a few days after she left her hometown in Virginia to move north. Her family said she was shy but full of love for those closest to her.
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Lewiston woman can sue jail officers who watched her give birth, federal court rules
The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that 2 Cumberland County correctional officers do not fall under qualified immunity in the suit filed by Jaden Brown, who alleges the officers violated her constitutional rights to privacy.