Kurtis Howard faces multiple charges including domestic violence assault, drunken driving and criminal mischief.
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George H.W. Bush won’t need surgery for broken bone in neck, doctor says
The fracture did not impinge on the former president’s spinal cord and did not have any neurological effects, says a spokesman for Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Judge impounds record with indictment error in fatal Maine hayride accident
After the district attorney says a clerical mistake led him to announce incorrect charges against the driver, the Portland Press Herald’s request for a copy is denied.
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Biddeford neighborhood rattled by latest ‘swatting’ hoax
No one is hurt but some neighbors are traumatized as police responded to a bogus report of a shooting, the third ‘swatting’ incident this month.
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Portland landlord indicted on 6 counts of manslaughter
Gregory Nisbet had been discussing a plea agreement in the Noyes Street apartment fire last November, but the talks fell apart.
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DA corrects error in charges from fatal Maine hayride, says driver not accused of manslaughter
Andrew Robinson says a clerical mistake led to an announcement that David Brown was indicted on felony charges when it was only one misdemeanor count.
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Prosecutors to proceed with charges against landlord in deadly Portland fire
District Attorney Stephanie Anderson offers no details, but she’s been pursuing a manslaughter case against Gregory Nisbet in the blaze at 20-24 Noyes St. that killed six last year.
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Maine farm indicted in fatal hayride accident; owner files for bankruptcy
Harvest Hill Farms and the driver are charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault, driving to endanger and reckless conduct.
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Only smoke detector at Hermon home where fire killed boy had no batteries
One child died and another was in critical condition following Tuesday’s fire in a mobile home in the Penobscot County town.
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For answers in Boothbay Harbor murder-suicide, state turns to review panel
The chair of the Maine Domestic Violence Homicide Review Panel says state officials, like the public, want to know why Svend Jorgensen killed his wife and son.