AUGUSTA (AP) — An Augusta man has been sentenced to two years in prison for robbing a Walmart pharmacy last year. Jason Truman pleaded guilty Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court to the Nov. 26 robbery. A judge imposed a sentence negotiated between the district attorney’s office and Truman’s attorney. The complete sentence was 10 […]

WEST PARIS (AP) — A West Paris building that burned down this week was once home to the last manufacturer of wooden clothes pins in the U.S. The Penley Mill was West Paris’ biggest employer from 1923 until it closed down in 2002. The building was destroyed in a fire that broke out early Tuesday […]

BRISTOL (AP) — The state Fire Marshal’s Office says a blaze at a Bristol home last month that killed a woman was intentionally set by the person who died. The fire that killed 69-yearold Lynn Ring on Dec. 9 started in the garage and spread to the house. Ring’s husband, 70- year-old John Ring, suffered […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s county jails could run out of money before the end of June unless more than half a million dollars in cuts are found. The state predicts that fourth-quarter payments to Maine’s 15 county jails will fall short by about $560,000. Mark Westrum, chairman of the Maine Board of Corrections, says a […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A class action lawsuit has been filed against Gov. Paul LePage and his administration for allegedly failing to provide group-home care and other services to nearly 200 intellectually and developmentally impaired adults. The suit filed Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court names as defendants LePage, Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says Portland has been chosen as the host site for the 2015 summer meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State. It’ll be the first time the conference is being held in Maine since 2003, when it brought more than 400 people to the Portland area […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The city of Portland will count the number of its homeless residents. With the help of local, state and federal partners, Maine’s largest city will be searched tonight to determine how many men, women and children are homeless. Point-in- Time surveys of those people will help identify who is homeless, what factors […]

EASTON (AP) — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early morning house fire that killed two brothers in northern Maine. Easton Fire Chief Kim White said Mark and Paul Beaton died in a fire that was reported around 5 a.m. Tuesday and that destroyed the home owned by Mark Beaton. White said the […]

RANGELEY (AP) — Police in Rangeley have arrested three people on charges of selling heroin after authorities say they seized a substantial amount of drugs and money. Police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents arrested 31-year-old Tyler McFarland of Gray, 23-year-old Jami Driscoll of Auburn and 33- year-old Michael Chandler of Philadelphia on Monday. All three […]