Vassalboro academy graduates 13 game wardens

Gardiner man sentenced to 65 years in prison for murder, attempted killing with machete

Dylan Ketcham, 23, was sentenced Tuesday for the murder of Jordan Johnson and attack on Caleb Trudeau in January 2020.

Convicted bank thief pleads guilty to robbing Waterville Goodwill store with pellet gun

Kevin Lee Barr, who robbed a KeyBank branch in 2018, pleaded guilty Tuesday to also robbing the Waterville Goodwill store last year.

Augusta officials say property owners can host homeless campers

Officials also say many of the homeless people who had been staying at a now-closed overnight warming center are receiving help.

Maine state employees speak out about hiring, pay as legislators consider review of compensation system

More than two-thirds of state legislators have sponsored a bill that would require the Mills administration to allocate $1 million to study the pay of state workers.

Explosion, fire in truck parked outside Blaine House in Augusta not considered suspicious

A loud explosion was reported before flames engulfed the bed of a pickup parked alongside the governor's mansion.

Chancellor of Penn State Beaver named new president of UMA

The hiring of Jenifer Cushman caps off the second search for a president of the Augusta-based university following a botched search last year.

LGBTQ+ Fund seeks applications for 2023 grants

Manchester brush fire draws ground, air attack across 4 acres of woodland

Firefighters from five area departments, with help from a Maine Forest Service helicopter, spent about five hours Monday putting out a brush fire on the wooded east side of Manchester.

Cony student who posted photo of rifle, ‘concerning words’ will not face criminal charges

Law enforcement officials said the photo posted on social media was not a threat against Cony High School or its students and staff.