ROCKLAND — A jury of two men and 13 women, three of whom will serve as alternates, will decide over the next two weeks whether a former Camden man tried to kill his wife by allegedly shoving her off a cliff three years ago. The jury selection process in the trial of Charles Black unfolded […]
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Philadelphia fire kills 4 kids, engulfs 10 houses
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fire raced through a row of two-story homes in southwest Philadelphia early Saturday, killing three 4-year-olds and a baby and engulfing at least 10 houses, officials said. A woman and three other children escaped through a second-floor window. The blaze began shortly before 3 a.m. and was brought under control in about […]
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Prison inmate dies in stabbing
WARREN — Police plan to charge a Maine State Prison inmate with murder after the stabbing death of another inmate Friday. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a release the death of inmate Micah Boland, 37, of Knox County, was classified as a homicide Saturday by the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office. […]
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Police: 4 dead, 2 injured in N. Calif. shooting
ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — Four people were shot to death and two others wounded in a shooting and knife attack Thursday at an American Indian tribal headquarters in California, authorities said. Alturas Police Chief Ken Barnes said 44-year-old Sherie Lash was taken into custody after allegedly opening fire at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and […]
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Inmate expected to plead to lesser charge in prison death
ROCKLAND — A former Maine State Prison inmate is expected to plead guilty Thursday to a lesser charge in connection with the death of another prisoner nearly five years ago. A hearing is scheduled for Jan. 9 in Knox County Superior Court in the case against 34-year-old John E. Thibeault who was indicted in July […]