Police said Thomas Owens was not wearing a helmet when his motorcycle crashed on Route 142.
Mark LaFlamme
Sun Journal
Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Man shot on Bartlett Street in Lewiston
Victim listed in critical condition four hours after being wounded.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Turner tortoise on the lam returns home
It is speculated that warmer weather might have drawn the creature out of hiding, just as Sher Blevin had predicted during the long search.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police investigate apparent stabbing in Lewiston
One witness in the area said a person was stabbed inside a three-story tenement building on the corner about an hour earlier.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Court issues injunction against Sunday River Brewing reopening
Rick Savage is defying state orders to keep his Bethel restaurant closed and says he prepared to go to prison.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Sunday River Brewing owner keeps restaurant open after licenses seized
Despite Rick Savage announcing on Facebook earlier in the day that he’d close, a GoFundMe page was launched to raise money for his and other businesses that may face fines and legal fees due to opening early.
Posted inLocal & State
Another COVID-19 case reported at Edgewood in Farmington
The total number of infections at the rehab facility is 14, CDC says.
Posted inLocal & State
More cases of COVID-19 reported at Farmington living center
The director of Maine Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said eight residents and five staff members have tested positive.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Woman shot in Lewiston; suspects in custody
Police say someone fired a bullet into an apartment through a window late Friday, striking a woman in the back.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Police don’t have a motive for Thursday’s drive-by shooting in Jay
Police charged a Bangor woman and a Connecticut man after witnesses said they saw them drive away toward Livermore Falls in a white SUV after the shooting on Otis Street in Jay.