South Paris District Court evacuated Friday morning

Occupants of the South Paris District Court were evacuated to the Superior Court Friday morning,

Paris Board of Selectman plan for spring road repairs

Officials discuss which roads should take priority

Ice fishing in Maine free this weekend

Paris plans for spring road repairs

The Paris Board of Selectman identified a list of roads in need of repair and presented them at a meeting Monday night.

Car catches fire in Norway

A car in Norway caught fire around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

The Ryefield Bridge

Ryefield Bridge on Monday

Sabattus chief credits good Samaritan in snowmobiler rescue

SABATTUS — Fire Chief Mark Veilleux on Monday credited a good Samaritan with helping him rescue an injured snowmobiler on Sabattus Lake on Sunday. Veilleux and others from the department responded to a trail near Martin’s Point about 3 p.m. for a report of a snowmobile crash, but Veilleux had no way to get to the […]

Winter storm a good one, but not ‘snowmageddon’

LEWISTON — “Snowmageddon” over the weekend turned out to be less apocalyptic than anticipated. Early forecasts had a whopping 12 to 18 inches — or more — of snow blanketing Lewiston and Auburn, but snowfall totals in some areas were only 8 or 9 inches by the time the storm subsided Sunday evening. Chris Kimble, a meteorologist with the National […]

Driver hospitalized after high-speed police chase

LEWISTON — A 29-year-old man who led police on a high-speed chase on Lisbon Street on Tuesday morning was taken to a hospital at his request. Lt. David St. Pierre said James Hill of 1990 Lisbon St. was driving a black 2007 Audi on Maple Street when police attempted to stop him but he continued […]