Maine commission offers historic preservation fund grants

Legislative committee confirms Mills’ appointment of DA Andrew Robinson to bench

Andrew S. Robinson, district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, tapped last month for judgeship.

Lawyers for Waterville man accused of murdering woman argue evidence improperly obtained by police

The defense attorneys for Nicholas P. Lovejoy said in court this week that police continued to question him after he said he wanted a lawyer if they were going to talk about Melissa Sousa, who was found dead in the basement of their apartment.

Historic headstone discovered in courthouse basement headed home to Rome

The discovery of a headstone in a disused part of the Kennebec County Courthouse sparked a search by Dan Brunelle, the county's facilities manager, to return it to its rightful place.

Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival events begin April 8

Race and social justice is this year’s theme.

Proposed Inland Fisheries & Wildlife complex in Augusta could clean up polluted site

Gov. Janet Mills requested $39.5 million for the project, which would rejuvenate the former Statler Tissue Co. mill along the Kennebec River.

Augusta man’s commencement from special court program highlights reduced sentences, opportunity to rebuild lives

A robbery charge against Jesse D. Nichols was dismissed this week after he completed the Co-Occurring Disorders Court program, which seeks to treat criminal defendants with substance abuse problems and help them get back on their feet.

Augusta church establishes charity for Ukraine people

Maine Sustainability & Water Conference returns to Augusta

Massachusetts men arrested in Augusta on drug, gun charges, police say

Officers from the Augusta Police Department, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at the Comfort Inn on Civic Center Drive.