The accident occurred when a 32-year-old man attempted to cross Benton Avenue as a public works truck sanding the street was backing up, according to police.
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Woman, 50, dies in Johnson Mountain Township snowmobile crash
Tanya Hanson, 50, of Wells died after crashing her snowmobile in northern Somerset County.
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Thaws in December and January lead to poor ice fishing season
Many people were out ice fishing Sunday at China Lake, Lake George and other locations, but fishing south of Augusta was not so good, given unfavorable ice conditions.
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Waterville police officer, 2 others injured in crash
Waterville police Officer Mikayla Hodge and two others were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Saturday after a crash on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville.
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Small trains, tiny furnishings for dollhouses, draw big interest at Augusta show
Elaborate model train layouts featured at annual Augusta State Armory Show
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From Elvis to Pearl Jam, Augusta Civic Center has hosted many memorable performers in its 50 years
Officials hope to attract enough Elvis impersonators to the building, which hosted Elvis in his only Maine appearance in 1977, to set a world record.
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Norridgewock lab looks to abbreviate time it takes to perform PFAS testing
The first lab in Maine with the ability to test for PFAS in drinking water opened this week and its founders aim to make testing faster and more accessible for people.
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Two seriously injured after handgun accidentally discharges at Anson home
A New Portland man was showing the weapon to a friend Thursday when it discharged, firing a single bullet into the man’s hand that then struck his friend in the arm, sheriff’s officials said.
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Skowhegan man killed in head-on collision in Guilford
Michael Steward, 64, died Tuesday when his pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an oncoming tractor-trailer, according to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office.
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Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers
The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.