Grand jury indicts pair on drug charges in Skowhegan

The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments on Friday, including drug and assault charges.

Madison-Skowhegan firefighters and game wardens rescue trapped deer

Firefighters from Madison and Skowhegan were dispatched to the scene 200 yards off Weston Avenue in Madison where they deployed firefighter Brad Bosworth with Skowhegan's Rescue Alive sled to retrieve the deer.

Gas explosion, murder, firefighter deaths, school controversies some of Waterville area’s top stories in 2019

The sentencing of John Williams to life in prison for the shooting death of a Somerset County sheriff's deputy, the murder of a mother and a fatal propane explosion in Farmington were some of the major Morning Sentinel stories of the year.

Waterville police officer shot; suspect wounded in exchange of gunfire in Canaan after car chase

The officer pulled over a man in connection with a shoplifting incident at Walmart in Waterville, and seven officers fired on the suspect in the ensuing shootout, Maine State Police say.

Grand jury indicts Pittsfield man on several drug charges

The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments Friday, including drug and domestic violence charges.

Central Maine small businesses gear up for busy weekend

Holiday shoppers rested after Black Friday, will descend on local businesses for Small Business Saturday.

Police searching for person who robbed Norridgewock convenience store

Thursday night Somerset Communications received a call reporting that a man had robbed the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Norridgewock.

U.S. Attorney for Maine warning public about dangerous counterfeit pills

Based on a sampling of tablets seized nationwide between January and March of 2019, the DEA found that 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.

Motor vehicle crash in St. Albans kills one, injures another

Heather Gallagher, 20, of St. Albans was operating a 2002 Toyota Camry on the Palmyra Road when she lost control of the vehicle and crossed the center line into the path of an oncoming vehicle, hitting it head on.

Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties