The secretary of state defends absentee voting in Maine and discloses that the ballots sent to the Penobscot County woman last week were seemingly intended for Ellsworth.
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Maine State Police trooper ‘body-slammed’ Chelsea woman, according to lawsuit
Marie Searles’ lawsuit accuses state police of a pattern of ‘failing to properly investigate and discipline troopers in cases of excessive force.’
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Lewiston youth worker released on bail amid drug trafficking investigation
Investigators wrote in the affidavit that Samantha Ogwudiegwu was cooperative and no drugs were found on her when she was arrested at her job as a youth worker.
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Trump taps Maine judge to serve as state’s top federal prosecutor
District Court Judge Andrew Benson has been nominated to serve as Maine’s U.S. attorney. If confirmed, he would succeed Darcie McElwee, a Biden nominee whom Trump fired in February.
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Lewiston woman arrested on drug charges
Samantha Ogwudiegwu was charged with 4 counts of aggravated drug trafficking.
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Auburn man charged after police chase from Turner to Lewiston
The suspect, Daniel Jackson, is the former owner of Fire Pharms, a cannabis business on Center Street in Auburn.
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Fugitive wanted out of Massachusetts arrested in Lewiston, officials say
Dominique Bailey is facing child assault charges, the US Marshals Service said.
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Greene man pleads guilty to trafficking whale teeth, bird parts after monthslong undercover operation
Sergey Bachkovsky violated the Lacey Act when he made multiple sales to an undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent in 2023 and 2024, according to court documents.
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Homeowner fed up after real-life haunting in Auburn | Column
Jen awoke on the couch, that frightening morning, to find a woman standing over her and just … staring, the columnist writes.
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Bowdoin College buildings evacuated due to threat
Police are investigating the source of a threat that caused Bowdoin to evacuate some buildings Monday.