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An interim report from the independent Lewiston shooting commission said it was an "abdication of law enforcement's responsibility" when they chose to rely on Robert Card's family to remove his guns.
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Maine and other states that have legalized marijuana are now grappling with how to treat the many people who were previously convicted of marijuana-related crimes.
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Gov. Janet Mills is calling for additional funding for the Maine State Police to beef up rural patrols, but only for counties with existing coverage agreements with the agency.
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Kymberly Sylvester pleaded guilty to two counts of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
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A forensic analysis has found evidence that the man responsible for killing 18 people in Lewiston last October was likely suffering from a traumatic brain injury. That may have played a role in his actions.
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Many say their lives have been forever changed by the shootings and they fear others will have to endure what they have over the past four months if systemic changes aren't made.
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Both parents and the grandmother have been charged with depraved indifference murder.
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Ying Xia Liao, Xi Qiang Zhao, and Yao Bin Cheng, all of New York, were arrested and charged with cultivating and trafficking scheduled drugs. Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said thousands of plants were seized.
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A group of Bar Harbor business owners had filed a legal challenge to the ordinance that limits daily visits to 1,000 visitors per day, claiming it violates provisions of both the Maine and U.S. constitutions.
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Justice Michaela Murphy wrote that the proposed settlement between the state and the ACLU of Maine lacks enforcement capability and, in the meantime, the "constitutional crisis" over a lack of attorneys is getting worse.
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A federal judge in Maine has declined to grant a religious school in Bangor emergency relief from a state law that prohibits discrimination by schools that accept public funding. But the judge acknowledged that the case likely has a long legal trajectory.
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The Maine Criminal Justice Academy graduated 67 corrections officers on Friday. It's the largest class in the academy's history and one of the most diverse.