An armed man threatening to harm himself surrendered after officers made contact with him, police say.
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Lewiston man charged with shooting in apartment
Police arrest 29-year-old Jose Pena after a 33-year-old man is shot in the arm inside a Pine Street apartment before 5 a.m. Friday.
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Former Lewiston man pleads guilty to federal cocaine charge
Lamar Young, 29, purchased crack cocaine and cocaine powder from suppliers in Massachusetts and sold the drugs in Maine, the U.S. attorney says.
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Somali immigrants in Lewiston report harassment
The incidents are reported at a polling place, in a supermarket and on the street.
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Maine refugees to Trump: ‘Tell us … that we have a place in America’
After seeing the success of a presidential campaign brimming with anti-immigrant rhetoric, even those with legal status seek some reassurance.
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Fires in Standish, Lewiston result in arson arrests
In the unrelated cases, people are charged with fires at a home and an apartment house.
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Flier found at Bates College denounced as ‘voter suppression’ attempt
The flier falsely suggests that students would be required to register their motor vehicles and update their driver’s licenses in order to vote in the city.
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Tears flow at vigil for student killed when hit by pickup truck in Lewiston
Police say Jayden Cho-Sargent, 13, was struck while on his way to middle school as he used a crosswalk on a busy street.
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At Bates College, students feel the heat of presidential campaign
A class on campaign rhetoric puts them in front of cameras as politicians, just as the real U.S. election reaches a high level of incivility.
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Lewiston man pleads guilty to killing pregnant girlfriend
Evaristo Deus faces up to 45 years in prison when he’s sentenced in December.