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What to know about the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over…

Hearing underway for possible removal of Oxford County Sheriff

The state held its first hearing related to the requested removal of Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright.

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former American…

Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law…

Lawyers set to focus on picking alternates as Trump’s hush money trial resumes

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is set to resume Friday following a…

York County deputies recognize Good Samaritan who pulled driver out of burning vehicle

Police have recognized the Good Samaritan who pulled a driver from a burning vehicle in Lebanon.

Maine man sentenced for making online threat directed at Jewish people

A Buxton man who posted a threat against the Jewish community during Rosh Hashanah was sentenced to a year and one day in prison on Thursday.

Judge hears testimony in man’s bid for a new trial for girl’s 1988 killing

A Maine man convicted of killing a 12-year-old girl more than three decades ago launched his latest bid on Thursday for a new trial by trying to convince a judge that advances in DNA testing raise questions about his guilt.

Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers following Lewiston mass shooting

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.

Convicted scammer who victims say claimed to be a psychic, Irish heiress faces extradition to UK

A woman accused by scam victims of crisscrossing the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress is expected to learn next month whether she will be extradited to the United Kingdom.

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Portland Police Locate Missing 17-Year-Old Girl from NH During Traffic Stop

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Officers say they pulled over a vehicle at the intersection of Hanover and Lancaster streets.

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Late Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy still looms over British monarchy 100 years after her birth

Queen Elizabeth II lives on at the Cool Britannia gift shop across the road from Buckingham Palace. Four years after the queen's death, the shop is doing a brisk business in mugs, tea towels and key rings bearing the likeness of Britain's longest-reigning monarch as the nation marks the centenary of her birth on Tuesday.

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Kittery Man is Maine’s Top Finisher in Boston Marathon

Results reported by the Boston Athletic Association show there were 165 entries from Maine in the race.

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Wildfire Awareness Week Declared in Maine

Maine has experienced 71 wildfires that have burned 48 acres so far in April.

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Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats

John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too.