Patrick Shorey is also charged with drug trafficking.
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Smoke sends Augusta resident fleeing from home early Friday
A flooded oil burner sent a Prospect Street resident out into the street in the early morning hours.
More rain, high wind predicted for Sunday night
The National Weather Service said the storm will bring heavy rain, strong winds and potential flooding and power outages.
Interstate bridge damage prompts fast-track replacement in Augusta
Starting Monday, exit 109A southbound on Interstate 95 will be closed to traffic as the effort to replace the overpass by next spring gets underway.
Two sentenced for drug transactions in Augusta
Michael Fry and Tyrif Cherry pleaded guilty in separate hearings at the Capital Judicial Center.
Blaine House food drive set for Saturday
This Saturday and Nov. 4, the governor asks people to drop off food donations to help the needy.
First Amendment Museum in Augusta receives $5,860 grant to restore ironwork
The First Amendment Museum will use the money for restorative work as part of the building’s ongoing rehabilitation project.
Winthrop teenager accused of killing parents asked to be called ‘Andrea,’ not Andrew
Testimony that Andrew Balcer, 18, might have questioned his gender identity and feared his parents’ reaction continued to be offered as a possible motive during a hearing on Thursday.
Augusta residents with own septic systems, wells could be charged stormwater fees
That’s one option Greater Augusta Utility District officials plan to consider.
Law enforcement officials discuss veterans court, alternative sentencing
Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney and Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason spoke for 90 minutes about ways to reduce jail overcrowding by using alternatives to going to jail.