Lawyers for Stephen H. Downs, 45, of Auburn filed motions Monday in an Alaska court seeking the dismissal of all DNA evidence and evidence of Downs’ possession of weapons connected with the 1993 rape and slaying of a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Regulators focus on Lewiston’s Marshwood nursing home as problems mount
Five Maine nursing homes are on a federal list of problem facilities. Four, including Marshwood Center, are owned by the same national company.
Three arrested after counterfeit bills used at Home Depot in Auburn
Shaniya Jade Simmons, 19, Sadie Hiers, 22, and Shawn Vincent Brooks, 22, all of Bronx, New York, were arrested and charged with aggravated forgery after allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase high-value items at the Auburn Home Depot.
Carol Bailey String Band to perform four concerts
Concerts will be held in Auburn, Gardiner and Richmond.
Bull runs amok in Auburn
The cattle driver, a plow truck driver, a farmer and police eventually corralled the bovine into the trailer.
Chewonki awarded $15,000 grant from Onion Foundation
WISCASSET — The Onion Foundation has awarded Chewonki a $15,000 grant to support an initiative to integrate citizen science into place-based science education at Chewonki and in nearby public schools. “We are very grateful to the Onion Foundation for this great opportunity to link Chewonki educators, local teachers, and students in field-based research,” said Keith […]
Lost Valley celebrates earliest opening in 40 years
The mountain will open this Friday, a week earlier than originally planned.
Lewiston man, 71, hospitalized after crashing into utility pole in Auburn
A 71-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday night after crashing into a telephone pole on Broad Street, according to Auburn police.
Grease fire quickly put out at Pierrette’s Cafe in Auburn Mall
Auburn Fire Battalion Chief Dean Milligan said that a small grease fire at Pierrette’s C’est Si Bon Cafe was quickly knocked down Saturday morning.
Bitter cold doesn’t stop those waiting for Black Friday deals
Amanda Dodge’s instructions to her husband as she watched the door of JCPenney from her warm truck, eager to be first in line: “If somebody pulls in, I’m like, ‘I’m running out to the line and then bring my other sweater!’ I don’t play around, a deal’s a deal.”