Alaska murder trial: DNA didn’t match alternative suspect, witness says

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Published
January 27, 2022

Alaska murder trial: DNA didn’t match alternative suspect, witness says

Steven H. Downs of Auburn, Maine, is charged with murder and sexual assault in the death of Sophie Sergie, 20, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
Published
January 27, 2022

Data and tech company moving 3,800 servers to Maine, plans new Lewiston headquarters

Dynamics' corporate manager said the company is looking to hire its first 25 employees by the end of March.
Published
January 27, 2022

‘He was a light’: Former Lewiston boys soccer standout Zakariya Abdullahi dies

The 2016 Lewiston High School graduate and starting defender on the Blue Devils' 2015 boys soccer state championship team had been in a coma after being hit by a car while on a religious trip in Saudi Arabia.
Published
January 27, 2022

Gov. Mills says military medical team on way to assist CMMC providers starting next week

The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the request for pandemic aid for the Lewiston hospital.
Published
January 27, 2022

Police: Additional drugs, guns found in case of pair who tried to pass counterfeit money at the Androscoggin County Jail

Investigators estimated the street value at roughly a quarter million dollars.
Published
January 25, 2022

Former girlfriend testified she now remembers Downs having a gun

Steven H. Downs is on trial for the 1993 murder and sexual assault of a woman in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Published
January 25, 2022

Lewiston’s Rancourt & Co. makes third Olympic appearance

The Lewiston shoemakers are part of Ralph Lauren's official Team USA ceremony uniform for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, this time with red and white leather boots.
Published
January 25, 2022

Lewiston School Committee approves Narcan training for staff

The drug, which is used to treat opioid overdoses, would be available to treat students, staff and community members in need.
Published
January 24, 2022

Bill looks to eliminate ‘loophole’ that allows spreading sewage sludge

Officials from the Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority and the Portland Water District testified against the proposal.
Published
January 21, 2022

Alaska investigators said they struggled to find witnesses in 1993 campus slaying

Friday marked the fifth day of the trial of Steven H. Downs, 47, of Auburn.