Army veteran receives medals, 50 years after earning them in combat in Vietnam and Cambodia

Michael Cunningham, now of South Bristol and formerly of Augusta, earned several medals while serving, but only received them this fall.

Driver to lose license for 9 years for killing child and 2 pedestrians in Augusta

Infant Vada-Leigh Peaslee, her grandmother Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, and their friend Rosalyn Jean were killed last year after Robert Santerre of Chelsea fell asleep while driving.

Four-vehicle crash holds up traffic on Memorial Bridge in Augusta

Two people were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.

Hooked on Fishing instructor training planned for Nov. 16, 19 in Augusta

Augusta voters approve funds for street work, boat launch and roof at civic center

City voters authorize borrowing $2,055,000 for capital improvement projects.

Augusta society to host author’s talk on Maine shipbuilding history

Augusta to break ground for new police station Thursday

Augusta voters in June 2021 approved borrowing $20.5 million to build new, modern station at vacant former supermarket site on Willow Street.

Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturns drug conviction of NY man stopped while exiting bus in Augusta

The state's highest court has found an anonymous tip is not enough to justify stopping and questioning a person.

Warm weather breaks temperature records in Portland and Augusta

The National Weather Service says unseasonably warm temperatures are also expected in Maine on Sunday and Monday before a return to more typical weather for November.

Augusta’s closed Chipotle may be forced to reopen, but only some former workers say they’d come back

Employees who suddenly lost their jobs when they tried to make Augusta the first Chipotle location in the country to unionize are split on returning if a judge rules the restaurant must reopen because of alleged labor law violations.