We take a look back at the newspaper's various locations downtown in the wake of its first move in nearly a century.

Since Maine became a state two centuries ago, Lewiston has elected 15 men to serve in Congress or as governor.

A quick overview of the river that made the growth of Lewiston and Auburn possible.

Many players took on big roles over the four-year run by the Panthers, culminating in a New England championship and three Class A titles.

A Lewiston Weekly Journal story from June 9, 1885 reported that Mrs. Spaulding was scuffling with her husband. She had her hands before her face. After the officers entered the door, he fired at her.

A Lewiston Evening Journal story from Nov. 11, 1896.

Let’s just grab a handful of the news items reported on that day to get a sense of what the paper’s local coverage was like in those simpler times.

The want of a newspaper in this vicinity has long been felt and lamented, and it is the intention so to conduct the Journal that it may be acceptable to all parties, and a profitable visitant at every fireside.

Street Talk: The Lewiston newspaper's very first crime reporter probably spent more time in the taverns down on Lisbon Street than he'd like his editors to know about. But can you blame him?

The true story of the once-acclaimed but now forgotten "Professor Barnard" and his fabulous flying machine

President Theodore Roosevelt once famously said, 'There are two newspapers that I always like to get a hold of. One is the Philadelphia North American and the other is the Lewiston Evening Journal.'  

As the Sun Journal prepares to celebrate its 175th anniversary Saturday, we asked longtime readers to share what the newspaper has meant to them and why they continue getting the paper each morning.

District Attorney Andrew Robinson referred to a six-page letter written by an Androscoggin County Jail inmate who detailed the account of her five-day trip from Florida to Maine last November caged in the back of a private prisoner transport van during which she was denied bathroom breaks and subjected to other inhumane treatment.

The times are unsettling. Should it take 22 minutes for a stranger to be stopped in an elementary school? And should strangers be allowed to wander unconfronted in high schools? That’s what happened when a team of reporters tested security at 37 schools on a breezy October morning. The results are startling

A Sun Journal investigation raises questions about the state’s motor vehicle inspection law.