1 week ago

Report urges Mainers to raise their voices against domestic violence

The latest report on domestic violence homicides in Maine urges the public to speak out against family violence.

3 weeks ago

Department of Corrections agrees to let Caribou man continue addiction treatment in jail

The Maine Department of Corrections has agreed to administer Suboxone, an addiction treatment medication, to a man who sued to seek treatment while incarcerated, according to a settlement filed Friday in U.

1 month ago

2 murderers appeal their cases before Maine’s high court

The man who killed his ex-girlfriend then led authorities on Maine’s longest manhunt and a murderer who left two dead and others wounded after a two-county rampage have asked the state’s high court to reconsider their cases.

1 month ago

New lawsuit filed over access to Suboxone treatment in Maine jail

A Madawaska woman facing a 40-day sentence for theft at the Aroostook County Jail has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to continue taking her addiction treatment medication while incarcerated.

2 months ago

Milbridge doctor running against Collins reprimanded for unprofessional conduct

Milbridge physician who has said she’ll run against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2020 has been reprimanded by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine for engaging in unprofessional conduct.

3 months ago

Judge imposes maximum sentence on man who stalked ex-wife from Houlton

A federal judge Thursday rejected recommendations from a prosecutor and defense attorney and sentenced a former Maine man to five years in federal prison, the maximum term of imprisonment for stalking.

4 months ago

Chief justice: Public will be able to access court documents online for a fee

The judiciary Thursday announced that the public would be able to access some court documents online once the $15 million electronic case filing system is implemented over the next few years, but that it would not be free.

5 months ago

Canadian poacher pleads guilty to illegally importing moose antlers into US

A Canadian outfitter and guide convicted of poaching in New Brunswick pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to illegally importing wildlife, according to court documents.

7 months ago

Eastern Maine Healthcare is changing its name

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems announced Friday that it is changing its name in October to Northern Light Health.

8 months ago

Maine chief justice proposes expanding drug courts to address opioid crisis

The chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday recommended in her annual address to lawmakers the creation of a “full wrap-around drug court” as an alternative to traditional drug courts.