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Armed bystanders credited with breaking up shooting in Augusta

by JESSICA LOWELL Kennebec Journal June 27, 2016June 28, 2016

Augusta police recommend caution rather than intervention for bystanders after the incident Sunday in a Wal-Mart parking lot.

A judge likens the incident to an old West shootout, and it’s broken up by armed bystanders.

by JASON PAFUNDI Kennebec Journal June 25, 2016June 25, 2016

The city’s fire department may seek an ordinance to have businesses pay for extinguishing the blazes.

by CHARLES EICHACKER Kennebec Journal June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

The alleged suspect presented no weapon and stole an undetermined amount of cash, police said.

by Keith Edwards June 20, 2016

The city wants most of its downtown Water Street area on the National Register of Historic Places.

by The Editorial Board June 20, 2016June 19, 2016

The people caring for the killer of three nuns might not be able to notice a mental health slide.

In recent years, nearly 500 rental units were lost or deemed at risk of being lost to fire or to safety violations.

James Wilbur says he hopes to enter programs at Maine State Prison that may help break his cycle of criminal behavior and drug addiction.

by The Associated Press June 10, 2016June 10, 2016

Derek Poulin was convicted last July of murder and arson in the 2012 death of 61-year-old Patricia Noel.

by Keith Edwards June 3, 2016

Police will use the reader to identify cars driven by criminal suspects, but the ACLU has privacy concerns.