BELGRADE — Police believe alcohol played a role in a high-speed crash Saturday that killed an Oakland woman and left two men seriously injured.

AUGUSTA — An Augusta man was injured Friday when three men reportedly forced their way into his Water Street apartment in a bid to steal his prescription pain medication.

MONMOUTH — Voters on Tuesday agreed to begin the process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.

AUGUSTA — A city teenager is wanted in connection with a shooting Wednesday night in which a gun was fired at a car while two people were inside, police said.

AUGUSTA — The board that oversees county jail systems throughout Maine on Thursday voted to maintain funding levels for the upcoming fiscal year, even as it deals with unrest created in large part by the state government’s refusal to live up to its financial promises.

WINTHROP — The two Democratic candidates who are squaring off in the June primary vote for House District 82 differ in what they would like to accomplish if elected to represent the communities of Winthrop and Readfield.

AUGUSTA — A city man is facing felony charges after allegedly hitting a man with a baseball bat during a confrontation on Stone Street.

AUGUSTA — State investigators continue to look into dozens of roadside fires that broke out in three different communities this week.