Posted inPolice and Courts Former Machias man pleads guilty to possession child sex abuse images and videos by Christopher Burns 12 hours agoMay 18, 2026 Ryan Gatcomb, 19, admitted to trying to delete the files after police contacted him during the investigation.
Posted inPolice and Courts Fisherman dies after rogue wave capsizes skiff off Down East coast by Christopher Burns May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Missing Trescott man found Saturday by Wendy Watkins May 9, 2026May 9, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Body of lobsterman recovered from Dyer Bay by Leela Stockley April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Pellet stove suspected in fire that gutted Jonesboro home by Ethan Andrews April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Machias pharmacy fined $5K for operating without supervision by Sabrina Martin March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Connecticut man pleads not guilty to assaulting border officer in Maine by Marie Weidmayer March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Feds identify man accused of assaulting border officer in Maine by Christopher Burns March 13, 2026March 13, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Bangor man indicted in Washington County for fatal crash last April by Sabrina Martin March 12, 2026March 12, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts 3 arrested in drug bust at Down East motel by Ethan Andrews March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Shots allegedly fired at police as 6 arrested in Down East drug bust by Ethan Andrews February 23, 2026February 23, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts ‘No relief in sight’ for understaffed Washington County prosecutor by Judith Meyer, The Maine Monitor February 18, 2026February 19, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Down East mill identifies 2nd worker who died from gas leak by Sabrina Martin February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts 2nd worker dies after gas exposure at Woodland Pulp mill by Sabrina Martin February 17, 2026February 17, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Down East house fire started by 3-year-old playing with lighter by Paul Koenig February 9, 2026February 9, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Read the Maine supreme court decision vacating Kailie Brackett’s conviction by Christopher Burns February 5, 2026February 5, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Woman’s conviction in brutal Down East murder vacated because of faulty footprint analysis by Marie Weidmayer February 5, 2026February 5, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts UMaine junior killed in pulp mill incident remembered as ‘wicked smart’ by Sabrina Martin January 29, 2026January 30, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Intern who died from gas exposure at Down East mill was UMaine student by Sabrina Martin January 28, 2026January 29, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Border Patrol arrests 4 immigrants Down East by Christopher Burns January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
