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Auburn eyeing Mill Street property for resource center

by Andrew Rice June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

The council will discuss a proposal to use a vacant city building at 121 Mill St. to house the Community Development office along with various nonprofit organizations.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Gov. Mills faults judge in Auburn rampage that left at least two dead

by Christopher Williams June 20, 2024June 21, 2024

The governor says the judge had the authority to appoint an attorney to represent an indigent defendant.

Maine, News

Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival organizers ‘confident’ after securing top sponsor

by Andrew Rice June 20, 2024June 20, 2024

Emerson Toyota, the Auburn car dealership, has been announced as the ‘front fate top sponsor,’ providing a $20,000 donation.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation & World

‘Three Years Overdue’: Afghan mother is reunited with her children

by Lena LaPierre June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

After they were separated fleeing the Taliban, an Afghan mother shares how she was reunited with her children.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Maine top jurist defends judge’s decision to lower bail for Lewiston man

by Christopher Williams June 17, 2024June 18, 2024

Police say Leein Hinkley threatened a woman and her boyfriend before setting a fire that burned her home early Saturday; Hinkley died in a shootout with police.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn

‘This tragedy should never have occurred’: Police organizations blame Saturday’s Auburn mayhem, death on judge

by Joe Charpentier June 16, 2024June 17, 2024

The Maine Fraternal Order of Police and the Maine State Troopers Association released a joint statement Sunday blaming District Court Judge Sarah Churchill for gunman and arsonist Leein Hinkley’s actions Saturday.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Arsonist, shooting suspect killed by police was out on bail, say police

by Joe Charpentier June 15, 2024June 16, 2024

Leein Amos Hinkley, 42, was shot and killed Saturday morning during a standoff stemming from an overnight assault and arson, said local and state police Saturday afternoon.