Megan Gray

Portland Press Herald

Megan Gray is a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails, lawsuits and U.S. Supreme Court cases. Her favorite stories are the ones that help us learn more about each other and the varied lives we lead in this expansive state. She likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.

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August 13, 2018

Professor’s win in appeals court lets her proceed with lawsuit against UNE

Her complaint that the school retaliated after she reported alleged sexual harassment by her department chairman is returned to a lower court, where it could go to trial.
Published
August 10, 2018

Court upholds Biddeford man’s convictions for sexual assaults spanning years

Ralph Miller was found guilty in 2017 of 28 counts for abuse that dated back to 2009 and was sentenced to 12 years in prison
Published
August 9, 2018

Brunswick attorney suspended over clients’ complaints

Court documents accuse James Whittemore of misusing and converting $250,000 in trust funds from two unrelated clients.
Published
August 9, 2018

Portland landlord is going to jail, after losing his last appeal of conviction in fire that killed 6

Gregory Nisbet, acquitted of manslaughter, got a 90-day sentence for a misdemeanor safety violation in his building on Noyes Street, the site of Portland’s deadliest fire in four decades.
Published
August 8, 2018

Eight Maine forest rangers, firefighters help battle deadly California wildfire

As part of a national reciprocity effort, the team joins thousands of others assisting on the blaze-ravaged West Coast. They plan to return home soon with invaluable experience and new skills.
Published
August 7, 2018

Guatemalan man pleads guilty to illegal entry into U.S.

The man entered Maine near Sandy Bay Township and is now in removal proceedings.
Published
August 6, 2018

Man accused of scaring Wells woman to death in burglary attempt pleads guilty to manslaughter

Carlton L. Young, called a ‘coward and a punk’ by the victim’s husband, admits to manslaughter and is sentenced to 10 years in prison, avoiding a trial on a count of felony murder.
Published
August 6, 2018

If home intrusion caused Wells woman’s fatal heart attack, is it murder?

The prosecution’s challenge in an unusual case involving no weapon and no physical assault: Proving the death of a person in the home was a ‘reasonably foreseeable consequence’ of an attempted burglary.
Published
August 2, 2018

Westbrook man pleads guilty to string of robberies that rattled small businesses

Travis Card’s plea closes 11 cases in Greater Portland, including incidents in which he was thwarted by a language barrier, a clerk who locked herself in a bathroom and a club-wielding employee.
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August 1, 2018

More questions than answers as probe of Portland man’s stabbing death goes on

Police have said 22-year-old Patrick Lobor died from a stab wound to the chest that was discovered after a car accident Saturday. But they aren’t saying how that stab wound got there.