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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Cavalier attitudes about vaping, marijuana raise fears about teen health
Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2023
Winslow man revived after drug overdose pleads guilty to eluding police, drug trafficking
Donald E. Chandler says the incidents occurred during a 58-day drug relapse during which he had to be brought back to life following an overdose.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Police informant’s purchase of crack cocaine led to Augusta drug bust
Augusta police's work with an unidentified informant led to the raid of a Summer Street apartment and the arrest of two central Maine men on Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Skowhegan search turns up more illegal drugs, another gun
Police searched a vehicle late Saturday and early Sunday, seizing $10,700 in cash, 286 grams of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl and a handgun, in a case related to arrests and drug seizures Thursday and Friday.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturns drug conviction of NY man stopped while exiting bus in Augusta
The state's highest court has found an anonymous tip is not enough to justify stopping and questioning a person.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Man triggered vehicle collisions, an overnight search before he’s found in Skowhegan horse stall, police say
Matthew Woodcock, 27, is facing several charges following a series of events that began Thursday when authorities say he fled from a state trooper trying to make a traffic stop.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Fairfield man arrested on drug charges after his home is searched
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency searched the Hardwood Lane home Thursday, arresting Justin Lacroix, 35, and seizing drugs worth about $65,000.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Augusta marks International Overdose Awareness Day, which seeks to remove stigma, remember loved ones lost
Advocates hope removing the stigma of substance use disorder will encourage more to seek help with addiction.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Pittston felon caught with meth and guns pleads guilty to trafficking
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents arranged to buy drugs from another man whom they pulled over in a car driven by Tyrel Cox in 2020.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Oakland woman pleads not guilty in drug-induced death of her toddler son
Ashley Malloy's 14-month-old, Karson, died in November 2021 from complications due to the combined effects of fentanyl and tramadol, officials said.
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