Casey Henderson is one of several parents around the country pursuing cases against the owners of popular video game companies, alleging their games are addictive and pose safety concerns.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Chellie Pingree, Portland leaders pressure ICE to share details on arrest outside school
Immigration officers’ refusal to identify themselves while detaining a parent during student drop-off at Gerald E. Talbot Community School last week has led to a growing chorus of calls for transparency from federal agents.
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Woman killed in Waldoboro told co-workers her ex would kill her, police say
James Clark has been charged with murder in the death of Levern Kelley.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine man indicted in Waldoboro killing after arrest in Florida
James Clark has been charged with one count of murder in connection with the death of Levern Kelley.
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Popham Beach neighbors take dispute to Maine’s high court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is still weighing a broader lawsuit focused on public beach access.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
They called 911 after a man drowned in Papoose Pond. The sheriff’s office called Border Patrol.
Scarborough police also were pulled into helping immigration officials arrest more than a dozen men who had been staying in Waterford when one died in a boating accident in June.
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Three Ecuadorian men ask Maine’s U.S. District Court to halt their expedited removals
A group of petitions filed this week are the latest instance in which Maine’s federal bench is being asked to wade deeper into immigration enforcement.
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Tired of silence, Lewiston shooting survivors say they’re suing Army to force response
Lawyers for people affected by the mass shooting two years ago say the Army has offered nothing but silence after a reservist shot 18 of their loved ones.
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Lewiston mass shooting survivors, families sue over Army’s failure to prevent mass shooting
More than 100 victims of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting had filed a notice of claims against the federal government last fall and are now suing in U.S. District Court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages.
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Federal judge in Maine orders release of Ecuadorian man whom Border Patrol flew to Texas
Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha was arrested July 28 and flown to Texas several weeks later. A judge ruled that detention violated Bermeo Sicha’s due process rights.