Driver in high-speed chase arrested after attempting to flee crash on foot, police say

The driver, Ramel J. Higgins, 28, of Bronx, New York, reached speeds well over 100 mph before attempting to evade police on foot in the woods near Augusta, according to Maine State Police.

Harsher punishment sought for those who threaten election workers in Maine

Municipal clerks who administer elections say they've noticed an increase in anger among voters, and state officials cite at least two threats to election workers since the 2020 presidential election.

United Way of Kennebec Valley reports record-breaking year of donations following expansion

The United Way of Kennebec Valley raised $1.8 million in its most recent campaign, both from increased giving and from expanding its territory to include communities in northern Kennebec County.

Kennebec Historical Society to host First Amendment talk

Caribou man pleads guilty to driving into trooper, whose leg was amputated as a result, in high-speed chase

Trooper Mickael Nunez has since returned to full duty with Maine State Police following the incident involving Robert Belmain, who will spend 15 years in prison.

Frigid conditions make ice, but break no records in central Maine

While this arctic blast has sent temperatures plummeting to their lowest levels in four years, no temperature records were broken in the Augusta area.

Hands Around the Capitol event planned in Augusta

Central Maine shelter officials warn subzero blast could be life-threatening for those lacking housing, adequate heat

Below freezing temperatures with wind chills as low as 22 degrees below zero are forecast to deep-freeze the Augusta-Waterville area.

Arctic temperatures raise risk of ice dams on Kennebec River

With the coldest temperatures in nearly four years settling in across central Maine this week, ice is expected to form quickly on lakes and rivers.

Augusta-area technical center adds cost-sharing provision, if more funding is needed

Nick Gannon, director of the Capital Area Technical Center, says the likelihood of using the provision is slim and, if used, it would have to be justified by the tech center's advisory committee.