Derik Broox Wight, who remains hospitalized a week after the incident, is charged with assaulting a federal officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta.
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Cony Middle and High School, Madison Area High School evacuated due to bomb threats
The Augusta and Madison-area schools are among several in Maine that were alerted to automated calls about bomb threats on campus Tuesday. It’s unclear who sent the calls and how many schools were affected.
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Legislature votes to approve rural public defender office
It will be the first public defenders unit created in Maine. The five attorneys will travel to areas where there are few lawyers available to defend indigent defendants.
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Sports card enthusiasts flock to show in Augusta
Central Maine Sports Cards and Collectibles Show attracts many — including youngsters and women — to Elks Lodge.
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Suspect who was shot, arrested at Muskie Federal Building identified as Augusta man
Derik Broox Wight, 41, is charged with assaulting federal officer.
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Dog dies, but no people injured, after fire at Augusta 2-family home, officials say
Around 30 firefighters from seven departments spent just about two hours fighting the blaze on Leighton Road Thursday morning.
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FBI: Guard shoots man armed with knife at Muskie Federal Building in Augusta
Officials say man with knife assaulted a guard at the building and was then shot and taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.
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Augusta ax-throwing center will bring woodsmen sport, zombies indoors
Mike Yeaton and Mary Young are bringing hatchet throwing to Maine’s capital region through Hatchet House in The Marketplace at Augusta, where people can spend an hour hurling hatchets for fun starting in May.
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Augusta tech center names March students of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its March students of the month, according to a news release from the center. Hayley McGrath is a junior from Farmingdale. She attends Hall-Dale High School and is enrolled in the firefighting program at the enter. She has enjoyed the hands-on aspects of the class and working […]
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Vendors, musicians, support Ukrainian refugees at Augusta event
Some Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn county have been arriving in Maine, and others are on their way.