Lewiston News

MERCER a ' A Chesterville woman was seriously injured Tuesday after her car drifted across the center line on Route 2 into the oncoming path of a loaded logging truck, Maine State Police Trooper Joshua Birmingham said.

AUBURN a ' Last January former Lewiston mayor Kaileigh Tara was unemployed, homeless, overweight and riddled with health problems.

LEWISTON a ' Like Internet romancers, leaders of the New Hope Baptist Church and the United Baptist Church first met online.

A family is out in the cold Wednesday afternoon after fire destroys part of their home.

LEWISTON a ' Authorities in Lewiston are looking to the public for help identifying property recovered after police caught two suspects for a local burglary and the duo confessed to committing numerous others throughout Androscoggin County and three other counties.

LEWISTON a 'A Casino-backers started collecting signatures Tuesday, aiming to ask city voters in June if they'd approve the sale of the land under Bates Mill No.

Share + Dec 23, 2009 7:12 am US/Eastern AUBURN, Maine A former correctional officer at the Androscoggin County jail fired for duct taping a co-worker to his chair is suing to get his job back.

LEWISTON a ' Firefighters from Lewiston and Auburn were responding to a working structure fire at 43 Sylvan Ave.

AUBURN a ' The state's highest court on Tuesday rejected the appeals of a Canton man convicted last year of robbing, raping and killing a pregnant Lewiston woman.

LEWISTON a ' An Auburn man and a Portland woman were indicted on 23 combined federal counts in an alleged attempt to defraud the government of thousands of dollars from state and federal programs in a case that likely is linked to a federal raid of a Lewiston office building in June.

Beth Record of Lewiston prepares to bring one of her lambs, Creamy, on stage to be part of the live nativity Christmas production at the Vineyard Church in Lewiston on Friday.

LEWISTON, Maine a ' A prominent Lewiston businessman has been ordered to pay $1.25 million to a Massachusetts man who accused him of sexual abuse.

I voice my continued support for our Lewiston Maineiacs in the midst of a tough season thus far, a tough economic time, and following on the heels of a PR disaster last season.

LEWISTON a ' Efforts to make operations run more efficiently have saved the city $80,600 this year a ' about $30,000 more than the goal.

LEWISTON a ' Councilors need to decide Tuesday if they want to pay to keep the spires of the Franco-American Heritage Center lit.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I bought a tanning package at Madison's Tanning and Day Spa in Lisbon for $70 at the beginning of October.

AUBURN a ' Police arrested two men Tuesday in connection with the report of a juvenile who was attacked and robbed a day earlier.

LEWISTON a ' Amos "Ace" Don, who was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killing of a local woman in Boston, was indicted in Androscoggin County a day later on unrelated charges.

Roland Fortin of Lewiston, 94, works out at Planet Fitness on Wednesday. LEWISTON a ' Roland Fortin was born on Dec.

Jeff Bennett, foreground, puts all-season tires on rims as Assistant Manager Ian Theriault studs tires at the Lisbon Street VIP on Tuesday afternoon.