LEWISTON — A judge is expected to hear arguments next week on whether there is probable cause for a manslaughter charge to stand against a local teen and, if so, whether the teen should be tried as a juvenile or an adult. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, now 18, was charged last fall in the death of a […]
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Judge dismisses lawsuit related to drowning of Lewiston student
Lewiston teen, Rayan Issa, drowned during a school field trip at Range State Park in June 2018.
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Lewiston police looking for passer-by who used baseball bat to break up domestic assault
One person was charged after the incident in the 7-11 parking lot Tuesday night and taken to the hospital with injuries.
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Androscoggin Commissioner John Butler dies at 61
Praised as someone who “did not play games,” Butler was a 20-year elected official in Lewiston, serving on both the school board and the City Council.
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Weekend heat ‘above normal,’ but no records set
The oppressive heat over the weekend sent thousands to the beach, but according to meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Gray, the temperatures did not break any records.
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Lewiston rolling out a trash and image campaign
The campaign comes prior to the city beginning an “enhanced enforcement effort” of its city ordinances related to trash.
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Teen charged with manslaughter in Lewiston melee death seeks suppression
Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 18, filed a motion earlier this week to suppress his answers to questions posed by local and state police detectives after the June 2018 death of Donald Giusti.
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Police arrest 7 suspects and seize drugs in Lewiston
The effort involved Lewiston, Auburn and Maine State Police along with drug agents and officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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VIDEO: Watch a moose run through Lewiston streets
LEWISTON — A motorist on her way to work found herself behind a moose heading into the city. Kathryn Foley posted a video about 5 a.m. showing a moose running on Route 202 as the Longley Bridge became Main Street. Then without using “his blinkah,” the moose took a right turn onto Lincoln Street. Foley, […]
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How Lewiston-Auburn reacted to the moon landing 50 years ago
While some residents expressed skepticism about the cost of the Apollo missions, others were wowed by them.