Steven H. Downs is charged with sexual assault and murder in the slaying of a Alaska Native woman in 1993 while he was a student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
auburn maine
Auburn’s Ilyas Bashir makes the rounds as a Golden Gloves boxer
Bashir — an 18-year-old freshmen at Bates College — sees pugilism as an outlet and something that builds character and establishes discipline.
Auburn man’s DNA not found in sample on Alaska victim’s body, expert says
Crime lab official says markers found on woman’s breast didn’t match Steven H. Downs profile.
Author celebrates release of ‘Flowers A Love Story’
Long time Auburn resident Jack Flowers announces the publication of his latest book “Flowers A Love Story.” Flowers, author of “Rat Six,” his novel based on his experiences as a tunnel rat in Vietnam, says there has never been a novel like it written before. Local florist Billie Jo Brito owner of Blais Flowers will […]
Alternative suspect denies involvement in Alaska murder case against Auburn man
One of three alternative suspects in the murder and sexual assault trial of Steven H. Downs of Auburn testified Thursday in Fairbanks Superior Court.
The Veggies to play in Auburn
The Twin Cities’ favorite rock band The Veggies will be play live from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the American Legion in Auburn. The band is, from left, Moe Mckenna (bass), Ray McLoven (drums), Anna Hunnewell (vocals), Shawn Callahan (guitar), and Donnie Hebert (vocals). There is no cover charge. The American Legion is […]
Auburn student makes Masschusetts college dean’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Giles Paradie of Auburn has been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list for academic excellence at Springfield College. Paradie has a primary major of business management. To make the dean’s list a student must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework for the term, exclusive of […]
Gun used in Alaska cold case murder could have belonged to Auburn man, expert says
A ballistics expert testified in the murder and rape trial of Steven H. Downs that his and millions of other guns could have fired the fatal bullet.
Saint Dominic Auburn campus names honor students
Saint Dominic Academy’s Auburn campus has named the following students to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Principal’s List Grade 12: Julianne Cook, Noah Cyr, Kathleen Dean, Sydney Dick, Wyatt Fischer, McKenzie Lagerson, Patrick Manson, Isabella McMillen, Emma Roy, Eleanor Russell, Cezarie St. Jean, Kyla Wallace and Jessica Zimmerman. Grade 11: Natalie […]
Analyst says Auburn man’s DNA matched that found in Alaska murder victim
Steven H. Downs is on trial for the murder and sexual assault of an Alaska woman in 1993.