Police charge suspects in August robbery of Big Apple store in Madison

Two of the suspects have been charged for their roles in the incident, while a third suspect has not yet been charged or identified publicly by police.

Former central Maine district attorney remembered for toughness on crime, compassion for victims

David Crook, who served six terms in office from 1978 to 2002, focused his career on child abuse and drug cases and worked to advocate for victims of crimes. He died in November at age 77.

Nonprofit land trust acquires 50 acres of wetlands in East Madison

The Somerset Woods Trustees purchased the parcel, located next to the north inlet of Lake Wesserunsett, from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

Man suspected in assault of Waterville officer, theft of vehicles arrested in Greenville

Ricki M. Gould, 28, was arrested Tuesday night after police located him and a second suspect, Ashlyn Marie Libby, 32, at a vacant camp in Greenville, police said.

Waterville growth council announces inaugural awardees of grant program

Hartland man charged in string of burglaries, thefts in St. Albans

Guy Maloon II, 35, was arrested last week following an investigation by the Somerset County Sheriff's Office in response to break-ins reported in August and September.

Police: Skowhegan man faces several charges after leading officers on chase through downtown area

Raymond Ellis Jr., 34, was being held Thursday at the Somerset County Jail in Madison after the pickup truck he was driving hit several vehicles, including three belonging to law enforcement agencies, officials said.

Somerset County voters appear to reject making register of deeds an appointed position

Preliminary results show county voters want the register of deeds to remain an elected role. Voters in Fayette, Richmond and elsewhere weighed in on their own referendum questions.

A poet offers an intimate, meandering picture of rural life in Maine

Baron Wormser's memoir, 'The Road Washes Out in Spring,' was reissued in March. Its sharply observed, compassionate vignettes of his own off-the-grid life and the lives of those around him endure.

Etna man, 18, who threatened ‘Lewiston part two’ posed credible risk of violence, complaint says

Michael Bowden was arrested Sunday after he appeared to threaten to commit a shooting at the Walmart Supercenter in Palmyra, where he worked previously, and an internal investigation by the company deemed him a credible threat, according to a criminal complaint.