Alaska courts stymied by cyberattacks, delay hearings in Auburn man’s murder case

Pretrial hearings in Steven Downs' cold case were postponed after breach in Alaska court system's cybersecurity.

UPS drivers in Maine picket over long hours during pandemic

‘They are working Christmas hours and they’ve been doing this for 14 months straight,’ one of the protest organizers said.

Students want answers after St. Dom’s principal fired

Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools, said Tim Gallic was let go because of budget cuts that eliminated his position.

Auburn man denies charges from fatal Turner crash last year

Spencer W. Dowd pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in a crash that killed a Turner teenager.

In Androscoggin County, vaccinations ‘are the way out of this’

There have been 90 new cases per 10,000 residents in Androscoggin County over the past 14 days, said Dr. Nirav Shah Thursday. That's a stark difference from the state, which is only 38 per 10,000 people.

Auburn man admits to setting fire to boarding house in 2018

Justin Knight said he didn't know why he burned the building that was occupied at the time.

Diminishing ice cover on Maine’s lakes could impact fish populations

With ice-out occurring earlier now than it did decades ago, biologists worry decreasing ice cover and warmer water may lead to a decline in water quality and hurt some fish species.

Auburn rescinds its city emergency declaration for COVID-19

Experts say Alaska woman murdered in 1993 could have been killed by one of millions of guns

Police say a gun seized from the Auburn home of Steven Downs, who was connected to Sophie Sergie's murder in 1993 by DNA evidence, could have fired the fatal bullet.

Alternative suspects named in Auburn man’s Alaska murder case

Steven Downs is hoping a judge will allow alternative suspects at his 1993 cold-case trial.