Despite earlier reports, David Arbour’s socks did not contain powdered fentanyl, and a related charge was dismissed.
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Federal firearms charge filed against man involved in Augusta Wal-Mart shooting incident
Reginald McBride, 39, of Harlem, New York, now faces a federal firearms charge that carries a 10-year prison term on top of any federal sentence.
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Former New York man sentenced on heroin trafficking charge
Devin Jarrell Jackson, 26, pleaded guilty Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center to one charge of unlawful trafficking that occurred July 11, 2016, in Augusta.
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Women must stand strong in Trump era
A dark day for womankind has indeed arrived, writes Liz Soares.
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Kennebec Journal Feb. 15 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 15, 2017.
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Lithgow Public Library closed Wednesday because of bedbug problem
The library is one of three city-owned buildings where regular sweeps are done to check for bedbugs, and it will reopen Thursday after a small area was sprayed.
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Leroy Smith III, accused of killing his father in Gardiner, has improved with medication, forensic psychiatrist says
The question remains about whether Smith is competent to stand trial in connection with the May 2014 slaying.
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Kennebec Historical Society talk postponed
A presentation called ‘Forts Along the Kennebec’ will now be held Feb. 22 at the Maine State Library.
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Former Rochester, N.Y. man jailed 30 months for dealing heroin
Alex L. Brumfield, 29, was arrested Nov. 9, 2016, in Augusta after a confidential informant with a recording device purchased drugs from him.
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Augusta Public Works leader pushes plow drivers, but says ‘the human body can only take so much’
The city tries not to have drivers work more than 16 hours straight, but big storms and whiteout conditions mean it’s hard to keep up.