The murder trial of Dylan Ketcham, 23, began, for the second time, on Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. His first trial was declared a mistrial in September.
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Winslow man revived after drug overdose pleads guilty to eluding police, drug trafficking
Donald E. Chandler says the incidents occurred during a 58-day drug relapse during which he had to be brought back to life following an overdose.
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Commentary: Want to modernize Maine’s vehicle inspection program? Eliminate it.
Mainers know the system is imperfect, subject to human error and the wrong incentives. Digitization won’t help.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Five-car crash in Richmond causes multiple injuries and leads to arrest
The five-car crash started after an individual drove under the influence and crashed into a tractor trailer, according to officials; a secondary crash followed as some cars slowed down along the section of Interstate 295 in Richmond.
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Waterville man again indicted on attempted murder charge
Maurice A. Watkins-Cundiff allegedly fired more than a dozens shots at a woman as she fled in a car.
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Gov. Mills chooses Maine State Police major to lead the agency
Mills announced Wednesday she will formally nominate Maj. William Ross, a veteran member of the force who is now operations major, to become the next colonel.
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As other states modernize, Maine car safety inspection lags behind
Maine is the last state in New England without a digital system to track car safety inspections.
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‘Armed and dangerous’ man was hiding in Waterville attic when arrested, police say
Diego Martinez, 31, of Massachusetts was arrested early Monday, capping a manhunt that lasted more than five weeks after he eluded police in Sabattus.
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Eleven years after disappearance of Ayla Reynolds, wrongful death suit, police probe continue
Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, by her father, Justin DiPietro, from her grandmother’s Violette Avenue home in Waterville, launching the most costly state police investigation in Maine history, and she has never been found.
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State police to conduct outside review of intelligence collection after lawsuit
The external review was ordered after a federal jury found in favor of a retired detective who blew the whistle on suspected illegal information collection practices at the Maine Information and Analysis Center.