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Published
November 14, 2024

Suspects offer contradictory evidence in July death of Waldoboro man

Jason Hewett was one of 3 people arrested in connection with the death of Kyle MacDougall. The other 2 have agreed to testify against him.
Published
October 31, 2024

Man accused of Owl’s Head child death challenges cause of death

Prosecutors believe the child's lacerated liver suggests that Aziayh Scott stomped him to death. Scott's defense attorney says the toddler might have actually died from improper CPR.
Published
August 26, 2024

Judge lowers bail for suspect in death of Waldoboro man

Jason Hewett, 39, has denied allegations that he shot and killed Kyle MacDougall last month in Cushing.
Published
July 31, 2024

Details emerge in manslaughter case involving death of Owls Head toddler

In a hearing to reconsider Aziayh Scott's bail, prosecutors said Scott made numerous calls to his girlfriend from jail, asking her to tell police that he didn't kill her 2-year-old son.
Published
July 26, 2024

Body of Waldoboro man was likely burned, attorney says

An attorney for the third suspect to be charged in the case said the body of Kyle MacDougall was burned before police discovered the remains.

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Published
July 22, 2024

Man accused of manslaughter in death of Owls Head toddler appears in court

Aziayh Scott, 23, joined his initial hearing on Zoom from Knox County Jail.
Published
April 22, 2024

Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds 30-year sentence for truck driver who caused 2016 crash that killed two

Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state's highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.
Published
March 20, 2024

Dennis Dechaine’s attorney alleges prosecutorial misconduct in latest bid for new trial

The defense team says the state 'brought God into the courtroom' when he was convicted of murder for the 1988 death of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry, stripping him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.
Published
June 9, 2023

State disputes defense claims in Dennis Dechaine appeal

Dechaine is seeking a new trial in an effort to overturn his conviction in the 1988 murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.
Published
June 2, 2023

At $10 million, one of the priciest homes in Maine history goes to former SEC chair

Richard Breeden, known as 'King Richard' at the Securities and Exchange Commission, bought the Knox County estate in the most expensive home sale so far this year and the 6th-highest ever in Maine.