Matthew Russell, 31, has been charged with driving to endanger, failure to stop at an accident involving injury and aggravated assault after he struck and critically injured Jason Annis, 34, on Oct. 26.

Shawn Metayer, 60, of Litchfield, facing two felony counts of manslaughter and one count of criminal aggravated operating under the influence.

The council on Tuesday will also discuss buying cardiac monitors for the Fire Department and authorizing Waterville Creates! to replace and relocate the sky-walk between 93 Main St. and City Hall.

According to a will signed in 2016, Mae Shelton, the woman found buried in a Norway yard, left all of possessions to Vernell Jackson, who admitted to burying her body and not alerting authorities in September.

Central Maine area police reports for Nov. 18, 2019.

The prosecution and defense use a wooden staircase erected in the courtroom to argue their versions of the shooting in which Noah Gaston is charged with murder in his wife's death.

Two Maine projects are among the recipients, with $1.1 million going to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust for a fish passage at Snows Brook in Sedgwick.

One of the three people on the sailboat thought to be missing off Maine contacted a family member to say they were off Montauk, prompting the Coast Guard to end an extensive search that was triggered by a garbled 911 call.

The proposal to rename the campus the University of Maine at Portland now advances to the Legislature for final approval.

The winning bid on the three properties where a meat processing facility had operated was $2.1 million by Maine Capital Group.

Witnesses told police the shots may have come from a car around Union and Washington avenues.

The police department conducted compliance checks at 30 businesses in Biddeford in November.

Brunswick police believe two people lugged the machine away early Wednesday morning

There's nothing like being able to serve home-grown vegetables at Thanksgiving, Amy Calder writes.

Encouraged by recent survey results, a town committee is considering a proposal to lease community center space from developers of the 500-acre racetrack property.

By 2021, Bangs Island Mussels plans to more than double production and hire more than 10 new employees, reflecting a growing market for the Casco Bay-grown mussels.

The Coast Guard conducted a massive search along the New England coast on Sunday but says it couldn't find the three people aboard the 40-foot Dove, which put out a distress call early Saturday off Mount Desert Island.

The City Council on Monday is expected to set a date to ask whether they want to expand the voting method to all council and school board elections.

The resolution would commit the city to pursue ambitious goals on addressing climate change.

Add in the impeachment inquiry, and the Republican has more to worry about than just her Democratic challengers.

City officials say the police station is in need of replacement and hope to ask voters, as soon as next March, to approve funding for it.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 17, 2019.

Shawn W. Metayer, 60, is also charged with drunken driving in connection with the head-on collision that killed a Litchfield couple on Nov. 9.

Central Maine veterans share experiences of fear and humor while fighting in World War II.

Captured multiple times and awarded a Bronze Star, Barry Scott didn't speak about his experiences because he didn't want to 'brag.'

Raelene Allen was named one of the two Financial Educators of the Year by Maine Jump$tart Coalition for the 2019-2020 school year.

Everett J. Prescott Inc. sponsors the Skating Association of Maine new hockey uniforms.

Dustyn Everett Merrill, 35, of Anson, was charged with aggravated assault for stabbing James Andrew Tucci, 34, also of Anson, during an altercation late Saturday, according to Somerset County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell.

Two Ellsworth women got lost after dark Saturday on Great Pond Mountain in Orland.

Mariah Knight of Westbrook finally found a great foster family as a sophomore in high school.

After aging out of foster care, Tiffani Melia was homeless, but now she's a college student.

Extended stays – the state's 21-month-long median duration is the nation's third-highest – contribute to worse outcomes for children, research suggests.

Civil rights advocates fear the proliferating facial recognition technology will be used to conduct mass surveillance of innocent civilians without probable cause.

Space-bound rodents from The Jackson Laboratory join a menagerie of animals who long have answered the call.

A highly pure form of the drug has been flowing into the region, raising fears about overdoses and violence.

The event was a chance to trade comics, test video gaming skills and meet superheroes come to life.

Jeff and Pam Powers recently purchased the four-story Solon Manufacturing building and plan to convert it into a larger production space, taproom, residential living spaces and restaurants.

Fire and law enforcement officials from across the state gathered at Centerpoint Community Church in Waterville to honor Winslow fire Capt. Scott Higgins who died Monday at 49.

Owen Kennedy will headline St. Andrew’s Day concert on Saturday, Nov. 30, in Winthrop.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 16, 2019.

The owner of Nancy Marshall Communications talks about the importance of technology and keeping pace with change.

Authorities received a distress call at about 3 a.m. Saturday from a 40-foot sailboat about 20 miles off Mount Desert Island.

They broke into safes at the Pizza Garage and Station House Convenience store Friday and stole a "large amount' of cash, Maine State Police say.

Researchers for the nonprofit will deploy two continuous water-quality monitoring units – in Portland Harbor and in the New Meadows area near Harpswell – to get a more holistic view of conditions in the bay.

Fish don’t much like the scrubby invasive seaweeds that are replacing them, researchers find.

The bankruptcy of Dean Foods, the country's largest milk producer, could have some impact in Maine, where milk production and values have remained relatively stable for the last decade.

California is broadening its effort to block the Trump administration from ending its authority to set greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks.

The retail giant will pay a former Augusta cashier $80,000 in back wages and change its disability reassignment policy nationwide.

Hours after Noah Gaston shot Alicia Gaston on Jan. 14, 2016, the girl told police, ‘I think my mom screamed like right before the bullet hit her.’

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 15, 2019.

Friday's program began with a presentation from Rodrigo Meirelles, who's paving the way for Saturday's pitch competition.

Thirty-one people from 25 countries became citizens during a naturalization ceremony Friday at Maranacook Community Middle School.

The Republican from Auburn says agencies have been trying to thwart President Trump since his election.