Driver arrested after truck enters Augusta State Airport, goes onto airfield, leaves by smashing through gate

Police are still investigating the incident, and did not provide further information, or the identity of the driver, Tuesday.

CVS and Walgreens agree to pay Maine millions of dollars to settle opioid suits

Maine will have until the end of the year to decide whether it wants to accept terms of the settlements, which will result in more than $10 billion being paid to states by the pharmacy chains.

Former Greenville police chief, Augusta police officer, pleads guilty to arson, burglary

Jeffrey Pomerleau pleaded guilty to five charges, two of them felonies, but will have all but one misdemeanor dismissed if he completes a Veterans Court treatment program.

Grades changed during glitch in University of Maine at Augusta course portal were authorized, review finds

No students were found to have wrongly altered scores on quizzes or assignments during the nearly two days many were given administrative access to the Brightspace Learning Management System.

Augusta City Council expresses concerns about short-term housing rentals

Officials question whether the city's ongoing housing shortage could be worsened if more housing were converted into short-term vacation rentals.

Maine State Chamber of Commerce announces new board officers

The Chamber has not named a successor to Dana Connors, who will retire as president of the organization in the coming months.

Walt McKee to teach at 2023 Harvard Law School Trial Program

Up to 400 housing units proposed off Civic Center Drive in Augusta

The proposal for condominiums and apartments at 435 and 443 Civic Center Drive on about 18 acres would require a zone change.

Augusta Food Bank gets surprise food donation

Photos: Maine Legislature opens 131st session

Lawmakers met Wednesday, the first day of the new legislative session. Swearing-in Day at the Maine State Capitol is usually an exercise in pomp and circumstance, with new lawmakers getting to know each other, the process and the building and rookies and veterans alike on the hunt for good committee assignments. But between Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, becoming the first Black speaker of the House of Representatives and a looming vote on Mills' proposed $474 million emergency winter energy relief plan, this first day of a new Legislature felt different. Photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal