Maine National Guard soldiers to deploy to southern border

About 125 members will go to the border with Mexico this fall to replace guardsmen now deployed to support Customs and Border Patrol agents.

Former China man found guilty in sexual exploitation, abuse trial

Jared Jandreau was found guilty on 22 counts for getting a woman to take and send him sexually explicit images of a 6-year-old girl and one for solicitation of gross sexual assault.

Agency compiles resource for bottlenecked foodservice businesses

Augusta woman says man repeatedly asked her to take, send sexually explicit images of girl

Jared Jandreau, formerly of China, is on trial on 23 counts of sexual crimes involving children.

UMaine at Augusta announces part-time dean’s lists

Job Corps offers career training to youth

UMaine at Augusta recognizes full-time dean’s list students

Maine eyes commission to study paid family leave in state

The proposal would create a commission that would collect feedback from workers, caregivers, employers and others.

Protests take aim at Hallowell’s state Rep. Charlotte Warren after social media post

A comment on the now-deleted Facebook page of Rep. Charlotte Warren, suggesting that straight, white men are too emotional to be in politics, has sparked protests, but some fellow legislators are defending her free speech rights.

Prosecutor says texts show former China man repeatedly sought sexually explicit images

Defense attorneys argue that emoji, in text messages between Jared Jandreau and Jessica Cox, that were not preserved by state computer crimes experts mean the intent of the texters can't be fully determined.