Lewiston-Auburn - Portland Press Herald

Inmate hunger strike at Androscoggin County Jail over COVID testing ends after one day

by Christopher Williams October 13, 2020October 14, 2020

Nearly 30 inmates from two cell blocks stopped eating Monday morning to demand more in-jail testing for the virus and to express their displeasure with their mattresses.

Lewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education

RSU 16 schools close for three days after high school student tests positive for COVID-19

by Lindsay Tice October 12, 2020October 13, 2020

Schools in Regional School Unit 16 are slated to reopen Friday.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Bates sends home ‘a number of students’ for violating COVID-19 rules

by Steve Collins October 12, 2020October 13, 2020

College officials warn students to maintain their vigilance to keep Bates open and Lewiston safe.

Election 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics

Elizabeth Warren urges Lewiston crowd to oust Republicans in ‘life and death’ election

by Steve Collins October 10, 2020October 11, 2020

Stumping for Joe Biden on Saturday, the Massachusetts Democrat asked Mainers to hold President Trump and Susan Collins accountable.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News

Lewiston man charged with Natasha Morgan’s murder

by Christopher Williams October 7, 2020October 8, 2020

Authorities said the suspect fatally shot a 19-year-old woman twice in the chest outside her home on Scribner Boulevard in Lewiston on Aug. 21.

Lewiston-Auburn

Pedestrian killed on Route 4 in Turner

by Mark LaFlamme October 7, 2020October 8, 2020

Police said Dillon Jordan, 33, of Turner was walking in the middle of the northbound lane, wearing dark clothing, when he was struck by an SUV driven by Sandra Shirley, 64, of Auburn on Monday night.