Skowhegan man who ran over woman with vehicle in Bingham sentenced under plea deal

Ryan Paul Mann, 43, was sentenced in connection with three charges stemming from the November incident, which left a woman with serious injuries.

Central Maine arrest log: July 6-12, 2024

Kennebec County Courthouse damaged in powerful storm

Tuesday's storm downed trees and power lines and severely damaged the roof on the historic Kennebec County Courthouse as remnants of Hurricane Beryl move through New England.

Central Maine arrest log: June 29 – July 5

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for June 29 - July 5, 2024.

Central Maine arrest log: June 21-28, 2024

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for June 21-28, 2024.

Central Maine arrest log: June 15-21

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for June 15-21, 2024.

Illegal marijuana grows tied to China are funding fentanyl that’s ‘killing our citizens,’ Somerset County sheriff says

Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners that his office has made investigating illegal marijuana growing operations a priority because 'those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl.'

Federal lawsuit alleges wrongful death of Somerset County Jail inmate who died from drug exposure

The lawsuit, filed four days before a similar complaint regarding a jail inmate who died by suicide, alleges that Mitchell Watson of Dexter was exposed to lethal drugs inside the Madison jail and was not given proper medical attention.

Committee, commissioners OK Somerset County budget, overall 3.1% tax increase for 2024-25

The increase comes after taxpayers were hit with a 9.8% increase last year, due largely to an increase in wages and inflation in the costs of materials and services, according to officials.

Anson man indicted on charges of tampering with victim, soliciting murder after domestic violence incident

Brian D. Cloutier, 61, of North Anson, was indicted on charges related to the alleged assault in March and subsequently attempting to tamper with the alleged victim, according to court records.