Oxford County reports no new cases of COVID-19 for first time in more than 5 months

Meanwhile, Franklin County was among just four counties that saw an increase in the seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases per capita over the past week.

Relief for providers at Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low

CMMC's chief of hospital medicine said Thursday she hadn't seen such low numbers since before the surge in COVID-19 cases last winter.

Deaths of central and western Maine residents related to COVID-19 continue to decline

State health officials last reported that a resident or Androscoggin or Oxford counties dying from COVID-19 last week. And in Franklin County, it's been nearly a month since a resident there died from the disease.

The heat wave crashes over Lewiston-Auburn as temperatures spike and cooling centers open

In Lewiston-Auburn, temperatures hit at least 91 degrees Monday, prompting a warning from the National Weather Service that conditions could be dangerous for some people.

Oxford County arrest log: May 18, 2021

‘I’ve never lived through anything like this in my life’: 5 area nurses reflect on being a nurse during the pandemic

For the second year in a row, National Nurses Week has taken on a renewed meaning as the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the role that nurses play in patients’ lives at their most vulnerable moments.

Walk-in appointments, new mobile vaccination clinic coming to Lewiston-Auburn

The mass vaccination clinic at the Auburn Mall will begin accepting walk-in visits and a new mobile vaccination clinic in Lewiston is launching Friday.

Oxford County commissioners honored for pandemic response

Actions, policies and team work has sent the morale of Oxford County employees soaring "through the roof."

Lewiston-Auburn leads the entire country in daily average of new COVID-19 cases

The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan ranks third in the country for the highest daily average of new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks, according to data published by The New York Times.

Auburn man charged with manslaughter in 2020 Turner crash

Spencer W. Dowd was 19 years old when the car he was driving crashed and killed a Turner teenager.