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The former gubernatorial candidate begins a nine-month sentence, which will be followed by six years of probation.
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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments on Wednesday about whether the Legislature forfeited its chance to act on four ballot initiatives when Democrats used a procedural maneuver to enact the state's next budget.
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An agreement between the parties means the Border Patrol cannot start placing temporary checkpoints in Woodstock, New Hampshire until the beginning of 2025.
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The arrest occurred as Black Lives Matter protests were happening in Portland and around the country following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer. MilNeil was charged with defacing property, which he denies.
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Police have ruled the death of Edward Badaeu, 41, a homicide following a shooting on Saturday morning.
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34-year-old Benjamin Conroy pleaded guilty last August to sexually exploiting a young student at an elementary school.
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Maine's court system already had a backlog of cases before the COVID-19 pandemic put in-person trials on hold. Today, the criminal backlog is estimated at more than 20,000 cases.
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Investigators found over 80,000 pictures and videos of child sexual abuse at Cutler's homes in Portland and Brooklin, according to a sentencing memo. Almost all were of children under 12 years old.
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A roughly 20-hour armed standoff in a residential area of Auburn that shut down streets and prompted the evacuation of nearby residents ended Tuesday morning.
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Former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler has agreed to serve nine months in prison and spend six years on probation as part of a plea agreement filed in Hancock County Superior Court.
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Maine joins at least a dozen states that have taken similar action. As part of the settlement agreement, the Maine Board of Bar Examiners will also exempt cannabis from a question on the bar exam about illegal drug use now that cannabis is legal in Maine.
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Paige Halsey, 25, was shot on the lower side and back suffered internal damage. She's in stable condition. Her brother, 29-year-old Justin Halsey, was shot on the back and is recovering at home.