Photo: Police confiscate pot plants in Auburn

Auburn police officer Joshua King helps federal drug agents load confiscated marijuana plants into a trailer Friday afternoon from a building on Riverside Drive in New Auburn. Auburn police joined in the raid by agents from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a task force made up of federal officers. The team was seen pulling […]

Man burned when asphalt equipment catches fire in Lewiston

A passerby described the explosion and said he and several others tried to help the burned victim.

Illinois fugitive charged in vehicle theft spree

Before police surrounded a Livermore Falls home and arrested him last week, investigators had pursued the suspect in various ways, including a vehicle chase along Route 4 and a foot chase through a swamp.

Mark LaFlamme: The Mystery of the Horse that BARKED

WHY AM I SHOUTING?? What’s with the cops lately sending out press releases in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS! Doesn’t matter what the nature of the news is, either. If it’s an unhinged killer with a hook for a hand on the loose, they’ll REPORT IT IN ALL CAPS! If it’s a shoplifting at a (yawn) dollar […]

Face Time: Alicia Stacey, going to the dogs

Those dogs, in need of rescue, happen to be thousands of miles away in China.

Farmers’ Almanac: Prepare to ride the ‘polar coaster’

Winter is expected to be marked by intense cold and a lot of precipitation, with extremes so wild they’re comparing it to an amusement park ride.

Rumford man drowns in Brettuns Pond in Livermore

The Maine Warden Service is continuing to investigate the accident that occurred Friday in an area near Route 108.

‘So new and nice:’ Hundreds tour Robert V. Connors Elementary in Lewiston

More than 1,000 people show up to get a glimpse of school and meet teachers.

Car flips over on Minot Avenue in Auburn

Lewiston firefighters respond to small fire on Russell Street