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Maine mom accused in daughter’s death admits to beating the girl in police recordings

Jurors in the trial of a Maine woman accused in the death of her daughter heard police recordings Tuesday of Sharon Carrillo admitting to severely beating the 10-year-old girl.

Four hurt after driver of bus on I-95 in Burnham falls asleep

Police say four people were hurt and 36 others were forced to spend the night in a local motel after the charter bus they were riding in overturned on Interstate 95 in Burnham late Tuesday night.

Sister of Portland man charged with murder testifies

The sister of a white man on trial in the shooting death of her Somali Muslim boyfriend testified her brother had a history of making racist comments.

Third gun this year found at Maine airport checkpoint

The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday it caught a Maine man with a loaded handgun at an airport security checkpoint.

Conviction upheld in girlfriend killing in Jay

The Maine supreme court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man who beat his girlfriend with a baseball bat while she slept.

Death of inmate at York County Jail under investigation

The York County Sheriff’s Office says a Waterboro woman died at York County Jail.

Investors race to raise money to close on ski area purchase

The Boston-based group that wants to revive the idled Saddleback ski area needs to line up the $2 million ahead of a deadline for closing the deal on Dec. 23.

Finals few days of reduced 2019 deer hunt in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The last portion of Maine’s annual deer hunt is heading into its final days of the year.

Maine man accused of turning church playroom into meth lab

BUXTON, Maine (AP) A Maine man is charged with transforming a children’s playroom inside a church into a meth lab.

Maine police seize sixth tractor-trailer from company accused of racking up $75,000 in unpaid tolls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine State Police has seized a sixth tractor-trailer from a trucking company accused of amassing $75,000 in unpaid tolls.

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