Legislative committee confirms Mills’ appointment of DA Andrew Robinson to bench

Andrew S. Robinson, district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, tapped last month for judgeship.

Fentanyl: Secret ingredient in non-opioid drugs a driving factor in Oxford County’s overdose crisis

Overdose deaths in Oxford county almost doubled last year from 2020.

Nine command centers take new approach to tackling homelessness

Seth Carey plans to run for district attorney again

Though the Rumford resident faces felony sexual assault charges and his law license is suspended, Carey hopes to win the Republican primary in June, as he did four years ago.

Update: Oxford County chase and crash reveals ‘systemic problem’ in license suspension system

The Secretary of State's Office vows better tracking and follow-up of troublesome cases, and pushes the state courts to improve cooperation in keeping problem drivers off the road.

Western Maine groundwater levels ‘some of the lowest we’ve ever seen’

At least some part of the region has been in drought conditions since June 2020.

District Judge Rick Lawrence nominated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court

If his nomination by Gov. Mills is confirmed in the Maine Senate, he'll be the first Black justice on the state's highest court.

U.S. Department of Justice grant funds Adult Drug Treatment Courts in Franklin, Oxford counties

The four-year program also includes Lincoln, Knox, Waldo and Sagadahoc counties.

Truck collides with building in Bryant Pond

More than 12,000 acres of Oxford County forestland conserved