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Three years in the making, this documentary shows the harsh, bloody and disturbing reality of what life is really like inside Maine's solitary confinement unit.

According to the Boston Globe, former New England Patriot tight end Aaron Hernandez has committed suicide.

The former New England football star has been found not guilty for a double murder in Boston's South End.

Anthony Sanborn Jr. was released from prison on bail today after a key witness in his 1992 murder trial recanted her testimony in a Portland courtroom.

The Maine State Police are investigating the attempted robbery of man in Oakland and an attempted burglary of a Sidney convenience store  early Sunday morning, and police believe that both alleged crimes were committed by the same man.

On March 29, troopers from the Maine State Police arrested Jared Moody, 37, of Skowhegan, on charges that he was in possession of sexually explicit material featuring children under the age of 12.

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested two men and seized over 4,000 pills, which police said had a street value of $30,000 on Feb. 2.  Drug agents say the men were getting the pills by mail and then selling them.

The State Police’s Computer Crime Unit arrested a Jefferson man this morning and charged him with possessing child pornography.

The state official in charge of treatment and recovery in the Maine Office of Substance Abuse has pleaded guilty to OUI.

A Fairfield woman pleaded guilty today, Jan. 4, to a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of her infant son, just over a year ago. According to WMTW, Kayla Stewart, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. All but nine years of the sentence will be suspended, and that will be followed by four years probation...

A Waterville man has been arrested and charged with several counts of drug trafficking following an investigation into the sale of heroin in central Maine.

The Maine State Police are looking for a Livermore Falls man who led New Hampshire Troopers on a chase into Maine early Wednesday morning (Dec. 21) before fleeing from the car along the Maine Turnpike.

State Police say the shooting death of a young woman in Hebron was a domestic violence homicide.  The State Medical Examiner’s Office today (Dec. 9) said Claire Randall, 27, died from multiple shotgun wounds.

How brazen... and how sad. After seeing this you may want to think twice about having packages delivered without a required signature. Check out this post from the Sanford Police Department facebook page.

The Augusta Police Department made a major drug bust on Dec. 1, arresting 5 people and seizing over $18,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine.

A mobile home in Winthrop was destroyed by fire early this morning and the homeowner has been charged with setting the fire .