Bail lowered for suspect in fatal Turner crash

A prosecutor said Carol Ivers' car went 221 feet after the impact and the engine more than 180 feet beyond that.

Leavitt Area High School removes sex-themed graphic novel from library

'Let's Talk About It' covers topics likes consent, body image, safe sex and gender/sexual identity, but also shares advice on masturbation, kinks, sexting and porn.

Turner woman charged with buying guns for others is cleared for rehab

Two of the guns purchased by Jennifer Scruggs in Auburn and Turner were recovered by Los Angeles police.

Fire destroys building at Monmouth commercial apple operation

Official: The fire had been burning for at least two hours Saturday night before it was seen and reported by passersby. The cause is under investigation.

Augusta man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in Turner crash

Jacob Diaz had been driving a pickup truck that slammed head-on into a car driven by a Fayette woman.

Augusta man charged in fatal crash in Turner in December

Jacob Diaz was taken to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn where he was being held Thursday night on $100,000 cash bail.

Le Moyne College names Turner student to dean’s list

Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library

A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.

Man who stabbed Turner couple to death in 2021 granted supervised time in Augusta

Patrick Maher was found not criminally responsible for stabbing Troy and Dulsie Varney to death in 2021.

Browntail moth threat eases in capital region, but remains a threat elsewhere in Maine

While the population explosion of browntail moths didn't happen as expected in 2022, experts say the threat posed by the invasive pest still exists and people should continue to take measures to destroy winter nests.