Timothy Barclift, a New York man arrested by police last January as he got off a bus in Augusta allegedly with nearly 300 grams of cocaine, is charged with aggravated drug trafficking.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Jury trials to resume Monday at Capital Judicial Center
Trials are resuming though only one is scheduled for May as the courts seek to catch up to pandemic case backlog.
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Woman who slashed throat of woman in Augusta pleads guilty to assault charge
Attempted murder charge against Quashay Phillips, 25, dismissed in a plea agreement in which Phillips pleaded guilty to an elevated aggravated assault charge.
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Central Maine residents indicted on fentanyl trafficking charges, could forfeit $75,000
A Kennebec County grand jury indicted more than 20 people recently on drug charges.
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Windsor day care owner charged with assault on 19-month-old child
Savannah Brann, 24, was charged after a 19-month-old girl was found unresponsive after allegedly being wrapped in a blanket in a way that caused her to stop breathing.
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Man pleads guilty in Waterville drive-by shooting that injured 7-year-old girl
Gavin Tyler Loabe of Mercer pleaded guilty Friday to elevated aggravated assault and his sentencing will be capped at 15 years in prison.
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Family, city workers hope to raise awareness of disease that took Augusta woman’s life
Kathy Sproul, who died April 9 at age 69, insisted her brain be donated to research to help find a cure or treatment for progressive supranuclear palsy.
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Augusta to seek federal grant to help fight substance use disorder, overdoses
City looks to create program similar to Waterville’s Operation HOPE.
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Cobbossee Stream, downtown Gardiner, targeted in cleanup efforts
Organizers say cleanup efforts pay dividends far beyond the areas directly cleaned up.
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Truck carrying potatoes rolls over on Maine Turnpike in Litchfield, causing closures
Passing lanes were closed for crash cleanup at mile 94 on the turnpike, officials said.