One person was treated at the Augusta hospital after the incident in a Bureau of Motor Vehicles parking lot off Hospital Street in Augusta, police said.
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Cost to fix Augusta City Center elevator decreases after officials seek new estimates
City officials and an elevator maintenance company part ways over the estimated cost to fix the broken elevator in the building.
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Augusta man sentenced on burglary, theft charges from 2016
Cullen Penney, 22, was removed from a specialty court program for people with substance abuse and mental health problems designed to spare him more imprisonment.
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LePage’s bill to protect elderly facing tax lien foreclosure stripped
An amendment to the bill simplifies the language, but drops the age 65 provision, language defining the selling price, and the provision that what remains after taxes and fees goes to the homeowner.
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Legislative committee endorses bill clarifying online burn permit rules
The Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on Tuesday approved a series of amendments to a bill that would tighten requirements for burn permits issued online in Maine.
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Kennebec Journal Feb. 27 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 27, 2018.
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Parents, teens testify for law to be ‘on my side’ over sex offenders taking photos of kids
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard testimony Monday over a bill that is raising constitutional concerns by making it illegal for convicted sexual offenders to take photographs of children without permission.
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Winthrop man had more than 9 grams of heroin, prosecutor says
Benjamin York was initially held on $150,000 bail on a drug trafficking charge; the amount was reduced to $5,000 on Monday.
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Legislative committee endorses bill lifting $1,000 raffle fundraising cap for nonprofits
The cap on raffle fundraising prizes was tucked into last year’s state budget proposal and went unnoticed by many lawmakers.
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Longtime religious program with Augusta roots ends broadcast
First Radio Parish Church of America on Sunday broadcast its final ‘Daily Devotions,’ a program that was run for 14 years by the Rev. David Glusker, of Augusta.