Courts and Crime

BELFAST, Maine - A Maine man who pleaded guilty to killing his stepdaughter in a high-profile case that spurred child welfare reform is due to be sentenced.

THOMASTON, Maine - Police say a New York woman tipped off police that a man might be targeting a Walmart in Maine, prompting the temporary evacuation of the store in Thomaston last week.

Bangor Police have arrested a 46-year-old man who allegedly made several attempts to contact a minor child.

Police in Maine have arrested a school district's former top finance official on two counts of possession of sexually explicit material.

BIDDEFORD, Maine - Court filings show a Maine landlord who killed two tenants in 2012 had threatened to shoot one in front of a police officer, but officers never asked if he had a gun.

A Maine man charged in the sexual assault and murder of a woman in Alaska in a long-unsolved cold case has pleaded not guilty.

A Maine game warden who was charged with assaulting a concertgoer is facing additional charges of unlawful sexual touching and disorderly conduct.

BELFAST, Maine - A Maine woman charged in the fatal beating of her 10-year-old daughter wants prosecutors to return seven cellphones that her attorneys believe contain evidence that could exonerate her.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Closing arguments are scheduled Tuesday in the trial of a West Virginia man accused of gunning down a motorist on Interstate 81 more than 5{ years ago.

A Maine court has upheld a city's tax on solar panels that seven families challenged in court.

A Maine man whose wife was slain inside of a supermarket two years ago is appealing a federal court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the grocery chain.

A Maine judge is ordering a 21-year-old man held without bail in the wake of his arrest stemming from a fatal shooting in a parking lot.