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AUGUSTA — Firefighters were called to a Winthrop Court home Sunday after an errant cigarette sparked  a fire in a trash can. Battalion Chief Ed Charles of the Augusta Fire Department said firefighters quickly extinguished the remnants of the fire when they arrived at the multi-family, two-story building at 16 Winthrop Court. The fire, which […]

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says it remains unclear when the nearly two-month-old Occupy LA camp would be cleared.

Capitol police say that unless the Occupy Augusta campers get a permit, all of their tents, gear and portable toilets must go.

The Fed didn’t tell anyone which banks were in trouble so deep they required emergency loans of a combined $1.2 trillion on Dec. 5, 2008, their single neediest day.

AUGUSTA — A Cony Road man is behind bars today after a weekend stabbing left one man recovering at a Lewiston hospital. Malcolm Robert Moore, 37, was charged Sunday with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing another man during a confrontation inside the apartment building the men share at 226 Cony Road. The victim, Aaron Francis […]

The average retail cost in now $3.39 per gallon, about 12 cents less than a month ago,

Consumers should save receipts and check their monthly statements carefully for overcharges, unauthorized purchases, or other problems.

Kaitlynn Gatchell, 23, struck a utility pole just before 3 a.m. on Sunday, knocking out power to a portion of Brunswick.