Augusta area police reports for Aug. 11, 2019.
2019
Fishing poles, snowshoes, a telescope — libraries are lending more than just books
‘Meeting the needs of the community, regardless of format,’ Winthrop library expands its nontraditional lending collection.
Five children die in daycare center fire in Pennsylvania
The early morning fire in northwestern Pennsylvania sent another person to the hospital.
Authorities: Escaped Tennessee inmate captured
Authorities say a Tennessee convict suspected of killing a corrections administrator before escaping prison on a tractor has been captured.
Red Sox lose in 10th after poor Cashner start
The Angels split the series with a 5-4 victory as Boston starter Andrew Cashner gets just five outs while walking five and allowing three runs.
Moroccans struggle with life-threatening sensitivity to light
The genetic disorder is called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, more common in North Africa than much of the world.
Fiat Chrysler deal gives Detroit residents 1st crack at jobs
Thousands are using a city program to register and apply for positions at a new $1.6 billion assembly plant.
J.D. Salinger’s books are finally going digital
The author, who died in 2010, live a reclusive life in Cornish, N.H.
Warren wows in Iowa as candidates’ sprint to caucuses begins
The Democratic primary shifts from its get-to-know-you phase.
Epstein’s guards were working extreme OT shifts
A person familiar with the Manhattan jail says it was so short-staffed that one was working a fifth straight day of overtime.