Kennebec County Emergency Management Director steps down after monthslong administrative leave

A separation agreement signed by the outgoing director, John Brenenstuhl, states there was no wrongdoing or unlawful conduct on his part or the county's.

Chelsea woman charged with helping boyfriend evade arrest before police fatally shot him

Police say Annie McKechnie, 22, helped Frank Foss Jr. avoid arrest weeks before his death.

Kennebec County hires new emergency management director

John Brenenstuhl, 44, brings experience in the fire and emergency medical services to his new post.

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.

Piscataquis County officials broke law with false coronavirus resolution, ACLU says

The resolution made a discredited claim that face coverings cause pneumonia and respiratory disease.

Lost bird hunter rescued after spending night in Piscataquis County woods

Game wardens found 70-year-old Maurice Pelletier after he got lost while hunting grouse on a logging road.

Competing Republican State Senate candidates both worked with LePage

Two Democrats seek party's nomination for state representative from House District 112, which includes Starks, Anson and Kingfield, among 16 communities in Somerset and Franklin counties.

Guilford company needs workers to meet demand for coronavirus testing swabs

Puritan Medical, which produces a million swabs a week for COVID-19 testing, recently added more than 30 people to its workforce of 300, but is looking for more to keep up with the global demand for the swabs.

Our View: Counties should explore how to benefit from immigration

Rather than rejecting refugees, rural areas of Maine should consider their benefits.

Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties