Augusta, Waterville groups look to join forces to provide shelter for homeless people this winter

With an arrangement with a Waterville hotel set to expire before winter's end, officials are considering seeking a regional approach to house people who are homeless in an Augusta hotel.

Augusta nonprofit home updates mission to help more female veterans

Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope to host support group for female veterans who have endured sexual harassment and assault.

Anson woman convicted for role in drive-by shootings in Waterville area says man drugged her

Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.

Diocese names Christmas card contest winners

Central Maine rescue officials say staffing crisis leading to faltering coverage

Across the region, EMS services are finding they don't have enough staff to answer a growing number of calls.

Remains found off Edison Drive belonged to missing Augusta man from 2017, police say

Scott A. Milliken, an Augusta resident who was reported missing in 2017, was identified as the person whose skeletal remains were found last month.

Some events returning but pandemic still taking toll on Augusta Civic Center

The delta variant of the coronavirus came along just as bookings were picking up at the city-owned conference center and auditorium.

New video, audio detail moments leading up to deadly Augusta police shooting

Dustin Paradis, shot by Augusta police on Oct. 13 at the Bread of Life shelter, appeared to have a knife in his hands and move in the direction of officers.

Need for faster mental health care is focus of Augusta summit addressing ‘cracks in the system’

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified longstanding problems with mental health care as the demand for treatment has increased, experts say.

COVID-19 outbreak reported at Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta

The number of inmates at the facility will be limited until the outbreak ends, Sheriff Ken Mason says.