Poland-area school district’s $13,000 price tag for ‘bus stop’ sign raises question: Who pays for safety?

RSU 16 wants Little Hands Childcare to pay $13,000 for a flashing ‘bus stop’ sign on Route 11. The day care owner says she can't afford it and her kids need the sign for a safe bus stop. The superintendent says taxpayers shouldn't pay to help a for-profit business.

Sabattus man seeks new trial for woman’s murder

Daniel Roberts, who is serving a 55-year-sentence for murdering his ex-girlfriend, is hoping new evidence will get him a new trial.

Biddeford driver charged in Lewiston police chase in stolen car

A grand jury indicted a Biddeford man Tuesday with eluding an officer, unauthorized use of property and leaving the scene of an accident after he led police on a chase in May in a stolen car.

Sabattus woman charged with felony OUI

The charge stems from a February head-on crash in Lisbon.

Androscoggin County Jail gets high marks in state inspection

The audit, performed every two years by the Department of Corrections, only found fault with the high head counts that periodically plague the jail.

Norway driver OK after hitting mailbox, trees in Lewiston

Lewiston man charged after July 4 altercation at Popham Beach

Police charged Eric Knight with OUI and domestic violence assault in connection with a physical confrontation with a woman on Independence Day.

Jury selected in Flick murder trial

Albert Flick is expected to stand trial next week for the murder of Kimberly Dobbie, who was stabbed on a sidewalk in front of her twin boys last summer.

Man crashes car into utility pole in Auburn

Police said no one was injured when a taxi driver swerved off the road Sunday morning on Chestnut Street.

Kudos: Downtown Lewiston residents working to reshape their neighborhood

A group of neighbors spent much of the past year taking part in a process to transform downtown Lewiston. They were among some 400 people that did the same.