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
October 9, 2023

Rockport man will serve 18 months for pandemic relief fraud

Prosecutors say that Mark X. Haley II perpetrated “the largest heist from any (Paycheck Protection Program) fraud case yet prosecuted in the District of Maine.”
Published
October 3, 2023

Maine AG’s office disagrees with judge’s criticism on late disclosures, but promises changes

Defense attorneys say they struggle regularly with prosecutors waiting too long to share constitutionally mandated evidence.
Published
September 22, 2023

Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for shooting at Portland’s Riverton Park

Abdihamit Ali, 23, was sentenced Friday for the September 2022 shooting that left 1 woman injured and bullet holes in a child’s bedroom.
Published
September 20, 2023

Lawyers seek release for woman jailed nearly 3 months without representation

Two attorneys, concerned about Maine’s legal defense system for the poor, are urging the state’s highest court to release a woman they say has been jailed for more than 80 days without a court-appointed attorney – as well as anyone “similarly situated.”
Published
September 19, 2023

Brewer man to serve 6 years in prison for infant son’s death

Ronald Harding was given a 15-year sentence, most of which was was suspended, for killing his 6-week-old son, Jaden, in May 2021.
Published
September 19, 2023

Down East man sentenced to 32 years for killing girlfriend

A judge said it’s effectively a life sentence for 67-year-old Paul DeForest, who pleaded guilty last month to murdering Eva Cox.
Published
September 18, 2023

Maine AG defends law eliminating statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims

This is the first time the Office of the Maine Attorney General has weighed in on the constitutionality of the 2021 law, which the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is challenging on the grounds that it creates new liability and exposes defendants to ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in potential claims.
Published
September 15, 2023

Settlement talks expected to continue in lawsuit over state’s indigent defense system

After Justice Michaela Murphy rejected a proposed deal this week, the ACLU says it will continue working on a settlement, but is prepared to go to trial.
Published
September 15, 2023

Judge rejects proposed deal for state indigent defense system – now what?

Attorneys for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Serves and the ACLU of Maine will meet with Superior Justice Michaela Murphy on Friday.
Published
September 8, 2023

Maine recovery community mourns Freeport woman found dead in South Portland

Friends of Danielle Goodwin say the 52-year-old was passionate about helping others enter recovery. Goodwin’s body was found Tuesday and police are investigating her death as a homicide.