Attorney general says police justified in shooting Auburn man during deadly rampage
At one point during the June standoff, according to the report, Leein Hinkley fired at police outside, with rounds striking the ground between 2 officers.
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Buckfield man sentenced to 18 years in shaken baby case
Trevor Averill was sentenced Friday in the 2020 death of his 2-month-old daughter, Harper Grace Averill.
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King and Collins vote to fund government as Senate averts shutdown
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In the end, enough Democratic senators decided a shutdown would be worse than the Republican plan and backed Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer's strategy to allow the bill to advance.
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'I started to attend this class for English. I like to learn English so that I will improve and get jobs,' a student from Zimbabwe said.
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James Peters was found guilty for intentionally or knowingly endangering the welfare of his fiancee, Joyce Brackett, 83, in 2021.
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Police say Luke Krott, 26, killed a Virginia man and stashed his body in a trash barrel.
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Dozens of students, parents and community members attended the Regional School Unit 73 directors meeting Thursday night with some expressing their concerns.
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The Lewiston school was recently selected to be part of Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Adopt a School program
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WMTS is testing the bus route through May 30. If ridership maintains sustainable levels, the service will be extended.
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Former Air Force officer Andre Briere, the deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, is replacing Peter Mills, who retired last fall.
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As police take steps to address the increase in shootings, residents are anxious for results.
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The city has to be efficient in how it uses limited resources, police say.
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At two meetings last month, officials asked parents for help in addressing gun violence.
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Lewiston man charged with starting one of three suspicious fires overnight
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Spruce Mountain community concerned after teacher charged with sexual exploitation of minor
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Police charge man they say drove car into Sunday River ski lift
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Mexico man found guilty of endangering his fiancee
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Auburn approves 160-unit Stetson Road housing development
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Auburn approves 160-unit Stetson Road housing development
The site will feature 50 residential buildings, a mix of quadplexes and duplexes.
Chesterville elects 3 Select Board members, 1 school director
Chesterville voters elected a member to the RSU 9 School Board in the only contested race on March 14, while three people secured Select Board seats in uncontested races.
Rumford students sent to hospital after truck strikes bus in Farmington
Four were taken to a Farmington hospital with suspected minor injuries after a bus and truck collided at a 'very low speed,' police said.
Stow town meeting to take up road committee, water extraction
The annual town meeting is looking to raise $512,000 through taxation to fund town services for the next year.
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The deep logic behind President Trump's strategic minerals deal is based on historical common sense that even a megalomaniac like Russian dictator Vladimir Putin should grasp: Peace empowers genuine economic viability and sustainability.
Great Falls Forum: Wabanakis Then and Now
Join us at noon Thursday, March 20 at the Lewiston Public Library in Callahan Hall to hear from Maulian Bryant, Executive Director of the Wabanaki Alliance.
Gov. Mills renominates top utility regulator to take on electrification challenges
Phil Bartlett and the other 2 members of the Public Utilities Commission increasingly face issues related to renewable power and grid modernization.
Mexico man charged with endangering his fiancee said she wanted to die at home
Jurors will begin deliberations Thursday in James Peters' trial in Paris court.
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United Insurance acquires 6 Kimball Korp Agency offices, including Lewiston
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