Foundation awards $580K in cancer screening grants

UMaine Augusta names spring president’s list

Hobby Lobby, Harbor Freight Tools eye expansion into Augusta

The national chains are looking to occupy retail space in the former Sears building at Turnpike Mall off of Western Avenue.

Former Auburn police officer revives 2 men after apparent drug overdoses

Gary Boulet, with the Bureau of Capitol Police in Augusta, was alerted to two unresponsive men in a car near an Augusta hospital.

Augusta man charged with kidnapping, domestic violence charges in Lincoln County

Law enforcement officers say Guy Ricketts held a woman and a man at gunpoint at a Whitefield home Sunday night before forcing the man to leave the residence with him at gunpoint.

Workforce housing proposed for Western Avenue in Augusta

The developer of the Stevens Commons site in Hallowell is hoping to build more than three dozen studio and one-bedroom apartments at 99 Western Ave. for people making up to 60% of the area's average income.

Upcoming triathlon sparks city discussion of waiving ban on swimming in Kennebec River in Augusta

Swimming in the Kennebec River has been banned in Augusta since at least 1986, but officials recently amended that rule to make way for an upcoming triathlon that will include a river swim.

Augusta center to offer free Holocaust, anti-bias work seminars

Maine reproductive rights advocates say they’ll keep fighting in wake of Supreme Court decision

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday, Maine law will continue to protect access to abortion. But that legislation could come under scrutiny after the November election.

Auctioneers association holds auction, donates to food bank