Attorney General will not proceed with probe into pro-Palestine graffiti at Bates College

The Maine A.G.'s Office said the pro-Palestine writing expressed opinions "that would not be actionable under the Maine Civil Rights Act."

Proposal to extend passenger rail into Androscoggin County picks up steam among state legislators

Bills to fund studies of service to Lewiston, Bangor and more are moving toward approval and could lay groundwork for federal aid down the tracks.

Lewiston man arrested and charged in June 3 Auburn Walmart shooting

A 19-year-old man Lewiston turned himself over to detectives after negotiating his surrender last weekend, following his alleged involvement in a June 3 shooting at the Auburn Walmart that injured another 19-year-old man.

Shortage of psychiatrists in Maine causing a ‘crisis’

Dress code change has roots in Bates College mentoring program

Lewiston Middle School students were working with Bates College student mentors on racial equity issues.

Auburn man shot at Walmart; 1 suspect arrested, another at large

Police charged a juvenile and are seeking a man seen fleeing the scene in his car.

Welcome to the Neighborhood: Lewiston immigrants help plan for a warmer, more seamless transition for refugees

With the potential for hundreds of refugees arriving in the next year, a coalition of five immigrant-led groups in Lewiston has started meeting to plan how to make the arrivals go more smoothly and how to make Lewiston feel like home.

Piecing together the life and tragic death of a Lewiston Civil War POW

A young Oxford-born soldier named Stephen L.T. Mariner died in 1864 in one of the Civil War’s most brutal prisoner-of-war camps, but much of his life remained lost to history. For Memorial Day, the Sun Journal pieced together a portrait of a young man through what was left of his legacy: a collage of records, documents and one local gravestone.

After investigation, U.S. Justice Department and Lewiston schools strike deal on reforms to end ‘discriminatory’ practices

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine said in a statement Thursday that the agreement will end the district’s "systemic and discriminatory practice" of excluding students from attending school for full days because of behaviors related to their disabilities, and will provide more support for English language learners.

Lewiston police say a Brunswick couple and Connecticut man died Wednesday in crash

The investigation into the two-vehicle crash that killed three people and a dog on Lisbon Street continues Thursday.