Ethan Horton

Staff Writer

Ethan reports on cost of living for the Portland Press Herald. Before he joined in mid-2026, he covered local news in Augusta and surrounding areas and ran a weekly newsletter for the Kennebec Journal. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was an editor for The Daily Tar Heel. For better or worse, Ethan always wanted to live in Maine.

Maine, Sports

A wall collapsed in an Augusta Civic Center locker room. Monmouth Academy players were inside.

by Mike Mandell and Ethan Horton March 6, 2026March 9, 2026

The non-load-bearing concrete wall was not built to modern standards, Augusta Director of Code Enforcement Robert Overton said.

Maine, News

About a dozen workers detained in Skowhegan immigration raid, advocates say

by Ethan Horton February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

The arrests marked the second raid this month by federal immigration agents on workers traveling to Backyard Farms in Madison.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Maryland police release video of suspect in killing of Augusta philanthropist

by Ethan Horton February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Robert Fuller Jr., 87, was shot and killed Feb. 14 at a nursing home in Potomac, Maryland.

Cops & Courts, Maine

State police ID victim shot Monday in Augusta homicide

by Ethan Horton February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

The victim of the Monday night shooting on Flagg Street was identified as Billyjack Curtis, 51, of Augusta.

Maine, News

Augusta men spring into action to help neighbors out of burning apartment building

by Ethan Horton February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Shawn Willette, Brett Glidden, Oakk and Ian Watson noticed the fire, called authorities and evacuated the 3-story apartment building.

Maine

On inauguration anniversary, Augusta protesters mourn deaths under Trump administration

by Ethan Horton January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

Organizers said the ‘Stop the Killing’ protest was designed to be a somber memorial for deaths in the last year they say were caused by policies of President Donald J. Trump since he was inaugurated a second time.