Investigators said Dyllan St. Peter had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old who provided an AI generated birth certificate to convince St. Peter she was 16.
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Auburn Manufacturing CEO to speak at national conference on US manufacturing
Kathie Leonard has accepted an invitation to discuss the state of U.S. manufacturing and what the future holds at the South by Southwest Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas, next month.
Carbon monoxide poisoning at Kittery day care caused by propane-powered saw
The concrete saw was being used in a nearby suite that was under construction, and smoke detectors near the saw were covered up, authorities said.
Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
Wales man arraigned on child sexual exploitation, child porn charges
A judge ordered Patrick Hamlin detained pending trial.
Historic buildings at Lewiston’s Place Saint Marie getting upgrades
The subsidized housing units on Oxford Street are overdue for major renovations and update, the developer says.
4 people on 2 skis? Titcomb Mountain plans ‘amazing’ events
The Farmington ski area will offer three fun Nordic races over the next two weekends, including the unusual Birkebeiner.
Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Susan Collins votes yes.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary hours after King delivered a floor speech saying he was incredulous about Kennedy’s ‘miraculous conversion’ after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism.
Two people dead, one injured in crash that shut down Maine Turnpike in Ogunquit
A tractor trailer traveling northbound lost control, crashed through the median, and struck a car and box truck traveling southbound, Maine State Police say.
Proposed bill could help students with intellectual disabilities go to college
The bill died in the appropriations committee last session but some Maine families say it would make a big difference for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities and autism.