Internal failure temporarily knocks out 9-1-1 emergency calling system for 12 communications centers in Maine

The 12 regional communications centers, which were down for about 90 minutes early Wednesday — included Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties.

System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine

Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they're seeing can't keep up with the systemic problems.

Counties across Maine losing State Police patrols in rural areas

As Maine State Police shifts more of its focus to highway safety along the interstate system and criminal investigations, cash-strapped counties lack the resources to hire more deputies to fill the void.

Rain does not deter Crystal Gayle fans from attending performance at Oxford County Fair

Country music star draws crowd Saturday as fair ends four-day run.

Farmington-based healthy coalition gets $1 million federal grant to help vaccine efforts in five counties

The project’s target population includes the unvaccinated in the service areas of Franklin, Androscoggin and Oxford counties.

COVID case rates in central, western Maine continue to rise, but remain below masking recommendation threshold

Seven cases of the delta variant recorded in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties since April.

Teen girl leads police on 50-mile chase in stolen pickup before getting stopped in Rumford

The driver avoided at least three spike mats, struck multiple vehicles, drove through a yard and crashed through a fence before Maine State Police stopped the stolen truck in Rumford.

Area agencies policed differently under COVID-19; some are returning to normal with lessons learned

The leaders of police departments in the tri-county area say they made fewer arrests, issued more summonses, tried to stay safe and may push to keep some changes in place.

SeniorsPlus makes CARES Act mini-grant awards in Western Maine

Norway couple loses memories, histories, home in fire in northern Oxford County

"Paradise lost" is how Paul Hodsdon of Norway described the loss.