Scott Tibbetts, 50, appears to have fallen asleep at the wheel before the SUV traveled off U.S. Route 2 on Monday and rolled over, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Allagash named brewer of the year at Great American Beer Festival
Great American is the most widely entered beer competition in the country, with more than 2,000 breweries submitting entries this year.
Winthrop extends temporary ban on quarrying
A moratorium was set to expire on Sept. 30 after a similar motion failed to pass during the last council meeting on Sept. 11.
Winslow deputy fire chief resigns his post
Scott Bolduc tendered his resignation Sept. 19, effective immediately, after serving the town for nearly four years.
Suspect in 2022 fatal on Route 4 charged again with criminal speeding
Jacob Diaz is already facing a charge of manslaughter in connection with the Dec. 11 crash that claimed the life of 79-year-old Carol Ivers of Fayette.
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to possessing firearm stolen from Waterville pawn shop
Jadin Andino of West Springfield, Massachusetts, entered his plea Monday in federal court in Bangor and federal prosecutors say the handgun he had was one of the 15 firearms taken last year from J.R.’s Trading & Pawn in downtown Waterville.
Jared and Izzy Golden announce a second child is on the way
Maine’s 2nd District congressman and his wife live in Lewiston.
Penobscot County sheriff investigating crash that killed 3
The single-vehicle crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Glenburn.
Here is how a federal shutdown would affect Maine
Maine exceeds the national average for the portion of its state budget that relies on federal funding.
Fire damages Oakland home, displacing 5 people
Chief David Coughlin of the Oakland Fire Department said Monday the house at 10 Ten Lots Road sustained significant damage to the second floor.