New York man sentenced for fraud and identity theft at Newport bank

Mark Pignatello, of Yonkers, New York, was sentenced to 52 months in prison and three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $20,893 in restitution.

Body identified as missing Waterville woman; boyfriend charged with murder

Family and friends of Melissa Sousa, 29, say her boyfriend and the father of their children, Nicholas Lovejoy, 28, was mentally unstable and could not take knowing she was leaving him.

UMF student pleads not guilty to having sexually explicit materials of a child

Yue Li Liang of Orono was indicted by a grand jury last week.

Somerset Sheriff’s Office charges 2 in Pittsfield drug bust

Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Wednesday that a Pittsfield couple was charged with possession of scheduled drugs after a drug bust Tuesday.

Crime in Maine has declined more than 56% in 7 years, annual report shows

But the number of reported rapes remained higher than usual in 2018, following a trend identified the previous year.

Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties

Richmond man’s death being investigated as homicide

Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead Oct. 11 at his Richmond house. Authorities are asking the public for help from anyone who saw, talked to or heard from Sherman after Sept. 25.

Kingfield man denies charges in collision with a skateboarder

Isaac E. Moody is reported to have crossed the center line in May in Kingfield and again last week in Lisbon, causing crashes and injuries.

Skowhegan man indicted on drug trafficking charges and possession of fentanyl, heroin

Indictments include charges for domestic violence, assaults on corrections and police officers, drug trafficking and burglaries in Somerset County.

Acton woman who murdered ex-husband gets 32-year sentence in plea deal

Kandee Collind, 49, who stabbed Scott Weyland in front of their children in 2017, gets the maximum penalty allowed by her plea agreement, at a hearing in which their 11-year-old son's frantic 911 call is played.