Chris Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
While state is struggling with virus outbreak at prison, county jails are not
Unlike the Maine Department of Corrections, county jails haven’t reported any positive cases of inmates with COVID-19, but have to hold sentenced inmates longer.
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PublishedMay 23, 2020
New automated system helps Maine CDC in COVID-19 fight
The state has launched a new automated system aimed at buttressing its contact tracing program to better combat the spread of COVID-19. Sara Robinson, director of the infectious disease epidemiology program at the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, said Friday that the new system called “Sara Alert” is taking the pressure off its […]
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Judge sets high bail for Lewiston man struck with machete
Stephen Gurney being held on $40,000 cash.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Rabid fox attacks Lisbon woman
LISBON — A rabid fox attacked and injured a local woman Tuesday afternoon as she sat in the yard of her Keay Road home, police said. The 76-year-old woman told police the fox suddenly appeared and charged at her, according to a statement issued by police Chief Marc Hagan. As she struggled to control the […]
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PublishedMay 20, 2020
Poland officials bracing for lower revenues
POLAND — Town officials plan to meet June 3 to revise the next fiscal year’s proposed budget to reflect lower expected revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the Board of Selectpersons met Tuesday night by videoconference. The board scheduled a joint meeting with the Budget Committee to held at the Town Hall at […]
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Trucks collide on turnpike in Lewiston
Two box trucks collided and a Maine Turnpike Authority truck was struck Tuesday morning on the toll highway near the Lewiston exit, police said. There were no injuries. The left lane of the northbound side of the highway was blocked for street sweeping in the area near Exit 80. Message boards were in place indicating […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Androscoggin County sees steady climb in coronavirus cases
CDC attributes rise to new cases and more testing.
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PublishedMay 16, 2020
Seized Maine animals caught in legal pandemic limbo
The fate of animals seized by the state have long been drawn out in courts, but it’s been made worse by the coronavirus pandemic, animal caregivers say.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Lewiston police seek suspect in armed assault
Deon Izayah Sands, 20, of Auburn was being sought.
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PublishedMay 13, 2020
Lisbon man appears in federal court on gun charges
Federal agents say the former licensed firearms dealer was selling guns without a license.
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