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An independent commission investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine history plans to take up accusations in a report that contended self-dispatching police officers created “chaos” during the search for the gunman.

A man charged with crashing two law enforcement vehicles during a police chase that concluded with gunfire from 11 officers should be held without bail until his trial, prosecutors said Monday. Gary Porter of Maine had been arrested on a warrant for theft on May 6 when he escaped police custody and set off a chaotic series of events in…...

A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her. Amber Lavigne filed her notice of appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, weeks after a federal judge in Maine......

Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators, saying the legislation “is more anti-farmer than it is pro-pollinator.” The bill would have banned uses of neonicotinoids — commonly called neonics — as well as selling or distributing soybean and cereal ...

The human bones, including a skull, found in a brook in Easton, Massachusetts, this month have been identified as belonging to a man last seen in September 2021, authorities said Tuesday. Teeth helped identify the bones as belonging to Matthew Yeomans, an Easton man whose grandfather reported him missing Sept. 21, 2021, according to the Bristol Cou...

Three high school students from Quincy are facing charges in connection with an attack earlier this month on a group of teens from Duxbury at the Kenmore Square MBTA station that left several of the victims with facial injuries, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office. Aidan McGuinness, 18, was arraigned Friday on unarmed robbery ...

The Celtics are well-represented on the NBA’s 2023-24 All-Defensive teams.

Phil Perry wonders if the Patriots need more reinforcements at left tackle as their top option, Chukwuma Okorafor, tries to transition from the right side.

Patriots legend Tom Brady had some great words of wisdom for NFL rookies at a recent event.

A Massachusetts man was seriously injured after being attacked by a grizzly bear in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park over the weekend, officials said. The attack occurred Sunday afternoon in the area of Signal Mountain Summit Road, the National Park Service said Monday in a release. Grand Teton National Park rangers and Teton County Search...

Multiple law enforcement agencies are conducting searches in western New Hampshire on Tuesday, according to the state attorney general’s office. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office issued said in a statement Tuesday morning that members of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit, in conjunction with New Hampshire Department of Justice ...

If Monday’s OTA session was any indication, the Patriots are sticking to their plan with rookie quarterback Drake Maye, writes Tom E. Curran.

Home teams historically have dominated the conference finals round, but recent results have been mixed at best.