Emily Allen

Press Herald

Emily covers courts for the Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in March 2022, she spent nearly three years in West Virginia, reporting on the southern coalfields, local and state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Mountain State Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom. Hailing from the upper Midwest, Emily cut her teeth covering city government for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. When she's not working, Emily's usually reading (and is always on the hunt for good book recommendations).

Latest

Published
May 31, 2023

Moody’s boosts Maine’s credit rating

Moody’s Investors Services listed Maine’s credit as ‘positive,’ an upgrade from the previous ‘stable’ outlook.
Published
May 31, 2023

Former Maine governor candidate Eliot Cutler reports to jail

The former Maine gubernatorial candidate will serve 9 months behind bars after pleading guilty to 4 counts of possessing child pornography.
Published
May 31, 2023

CMP customers may see home electricity bills increase nearly $2 next month

Under a plan that must still be reviewed by the Public Utilities Commission, Central Maine Power’s rates for distributing electricity would be stepped up over 3 years.
Published
May 27, 2023

Feds seek sentence of over 15 years for Jan. 6 rioter Kyle Fitzsimons of Maine

Prosecutors call the Lebanon man, who will be sentenced on June 13, ‘one of the most violent and aggressive participants’ in the insurrection.
Published
May 25, 2023

Naturalization ceremony welcomes 23 new Mainers

The new U.S. citizens took an oath of allegiance to their new country during a ceremony at the South Portland U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service field office.
Published
May 24, 2023

Lawmakers consider bill to remove criminal statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse

The measure would remove time limits to prosecute childhood sexual abuse cases, but wouldn’t apply retroactively. Opponents say the proposal interferes with important safeguards for the accused.
Published
May 24, 2023

Perry woman pleads guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 25 years

Danielle Wheeler will serve 25 years for the death of her ex-boyfriend, Jason ‘Cowboy’ Aubuchon.
Published
May 22, 2023

For these Maine inmates, parole debate isn’t hypothetical

Some members of the Maine State Prison Debate team are at the heart of stalled legislative efforts to reinstate parole in Maine for the first time in more than 40 years. Many crime victims say the parole process is too traumatizing.
Published
May 17, 2023

Dennis Dechaine seeking new trial after DNA revelations

New DNA testing excluded Dechaine’s profile from some of the key evidence seized at the scene of Sarah Cherry’s murder 34 years ago.
Published
May 15, 2023

Former Portland ed tech sentenced to 22 years for sexually abusing student

Benjamin Conroy, 34, took responsibility for the crime at his sentencing Monday, saying he was “tortured” by the harm he caused.