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CLIFTON, Maine (WABI) - A Harborside teen facing multiple charges following a head-on crash in Clifton had reportedly been drinking prior to the Saturday night crash. 19-year-old Kyle Gray ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — A recent Maine Superior Court judge ruling could result in the release of jailed defendants and the dismissal of criminal charges due to the state's ongoing public defender shortage.

A Maine Superior Court judge has ruled that the state is failing to meet its obligation to provide legal counsel to defendants who cannot afford their own attorney. Justice Michaela Murphy ordered the ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) - The Kennebec County Superior Court has found that Maine is violating the Sixth Amendment. The ruling says if the state fails to provide a lawyer to a criminal suspect within two ...

She worked as a graphic designer before starting her career as an investigator with the Maine Human Rights Commission. Michèle had a passion for writing and worked diligently to produce several ...

March 7 (UPI) --The U.S. Customs and Border Protection renamed one of its Air and Marine Operations units Thursday in honor of an agent who died in the line of duty. In a press release ...

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated and remanded a probate judgment finding that a joint tenancy in property was not severed when the town of Pembroke recorded tax liens against the property. A ...

A group of pickleball enthusiasts have voiced their frustration over new restrictions on playing hours at the Marine Parade pickleball court, following a complaint from a resident. According to some ...

The sale of Tauranga’s marine precinct could cause “irreversible harm” and drive some businesses out of town, a court has been told. Tauranga City Council’s $13.98 million sale of the ...