Police say Victor Soto Sanchez, 39, found with more than $400,000 worth of narcotics, was a large-scale drug trafficker.
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New Big Apple store construction, other developments underway in Fairfield
A bigger, newer Big Apple on Main Street is in the works along with other projects in the area.
Skowhegan selectmen launch town manager search
Police Chief David Bucknam has served as interim town manager after Christine Almand, who held the position for nearly a decade, resigned in November after a monthslong medical-related leave.
Reporting Aside: ‘Horrible’ buffalo wings make for a super humbling experience
When appetizers for Super Bowl Sunday bomb, it can mean only one thing: the cook has little interest in football, Amy Calder writes.
Golden joins effort to break impasse on border security, Ukraine aid
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is part of bipartisan coalition of 10 lawmakers in the U.S. House who have launched a long-shot bid to break a stalemate over providing military assistance to Ukraine and taking steps to secure the southern border.
Week In Photos Feb. 9-16, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Death of North Atlantic right whale illustrates difficulty of protecting the endangered mammals
Scientists tracked the worsening entanglement of North Atlantic right whale No. 5120 for over a year before the calf died in January with Maine rope wrapped around her. Could she have been saved?
Video shows Lewiston gunman’s paranoid behavior months before mass shooting
In a 15-minute video from July released by New York State Police, Robert Card repeatedly tells officers that people are calling him a pedophile everywhere he goes and warns that he’s ‘capable’ of doing something about it.
Education committee now working with state officials on overhaul of Child Development Services
Lawmakers discuss a proposal from the Mills administration to transition the services from Department of Education to individual school districts.
Historical book written by slave is saved from Rumford fire that destroyed 1820s house
The historic Mountain Spring Farm at 473 Andover Road was destroyed in a wind-driven fire late Wednesday afternoon. Rumford Fire Deputy Chief Mike Arsenault was able to save a book written by a slave.