AUGUSTA – Firefighters are on the scene of a reported structure fire at an apartment building at 208 Hospital Street. The fire was reported about 2:45 this afternoon. The structure is reported to be a two-story, wood-frame apartment building. Hospital Street has been closed to traffic in the area.  

Assailants knocked down a door at a Standish home Friday and robbed the occupants at gunpoint as a 6-year-old girl watched.

Bruce Poliquin is accused of violating Maine’s constitution by operating private businesses while serving as state treasurer.

Dharun Ravi, 20, is convicted of invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate’s love life. The roommate committed suicide by throwing himself off a bridge.