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Church of Safe Injection executive director dies at 33

May 12, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Kari Morissette, executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, an organization dedicated to harm reduction for drug users, has died. She was 33.

Under her leadership, the organization became certified to operate needle exchange programs in Westbrook, Lewiston, Rumford, Bethel and Dixfield.

Maine woman dies after falling down waterfall

May 8, 2022 GMT

TOWNSHIP E, Maine (AP) — A Lewiston woman has died after falling about 30 feet (9 meters) down a waterfall in Franklin County on Saturday, Maine authorities said.

Tanisha Barry, 29, was with friends at Smalls Falls in Township E Saturday afternoon.

Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern

By REBECCA BOONEApril 29, 2022 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.”

Northeast Bancorp: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

April 25, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) _ Northeast Bancorp (NBN) on Monday reported net income of $10.6 million in its fiscal third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Lewiston, Maine-based company said it had profit of $1.36.

Teen convicted in Lewiston shooting, father awaiting trial

April 22, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Jurors in north-central Idaho convicted a 17-year-old boy of first-degree murder after about three hours of deliberation on Thursday.

Demetri Ewing and his father Clyde Ewing were both charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Jan.

Man convicted in parking lot killing sentenced

March 21, 2022 GMT

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Massachusetts resident in an Auburn fast-food parking lot was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday.

Police initially charged Trai Larue, of Lewiston, with murder stemming from 21-year-old Roger Cornell's 2020 death.

Maine Rep. Jared Golden says he tested positive for COVID-19

March 15, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jared Golden announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and that he's resting at home.

"I have mild symptoms and will remain in Maine this week. While I am home, I will vote by proxy according to House rules,” the Democrat tweeted.

Landmark mill in Lewiston, Maine, closer to renovation

March 11, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The federal government is providing $1 million to help renovate a landmark mill building in the state’s second-largest city.

The money, which will be used to fix the roof of Bates Mill #5, was approved by both chambers of Congress, said Maine Sens.

Maine call center will stay open after attempts to close it

March 3, 2022 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine call center will stay open for another year after local lawmakers urged the state to reconsider a plan to move its employees to another location an hour away.

Testing reveals high levels of lead in Lewiston schools

February 15, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A first round of testing of water in Lewiston schools yielded high levels of lead in about a third of water sources, leading school officials to restrict some water sources.

Sam’s Italian eateries sold with goal of employee ownership

February 13, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A chain of Italian sandwich shops has been sold to a New York company that assists small businesses as they transition to employee ownership.

Teamshares buys companies whose owners are retiring — and Sam's Italian Foods fits the criteria.

Police: Injury by man who severed arm was self inflicted

February 9, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man discovered stumbling downtown with a severed arm is believed to have inflicted the injury himself, police said.

The victim was injured with a band saw used to cut meat, but didn't work at the market where the saw was located, police said.

Idaho deputies shoot, kill man with knife near Orofino

February 1, 2022 GMT

OROFINO, Idaho (AP) — Sheriff's deputies in north-central Idaho shot and killed a man that they said was armed with a knife early Monday morning.

The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office identified the man on Tuesday as Michael J.

Maine man pleads guilty in parking lot killing case

January 31, 2022 GMT

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A Maine man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in the death of a Massachusetts resident in a fast-food restaurant parking lot.

Police charged Trai Larue, of Lewiston, with murder stemming from the death of Roger Cornell, 21, of New Bedford.

Soccer standout dies after being hit by car in Saudi Arabia

January 28, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A former member of a high school soccer team that won its first state championship with help from members of the immigrant community has died from injuries after being hit by a car in Saudi Arabia.

Maine soccer standout hit by a car in Saudi Arabia

January 23, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — One of the leaders of a high school soccer team that won its first state championship — and the hearts of many state fans — is struggling for his life after being hit by a car in Saudi Arabia.

‘Divine intervention’: Man carrying own severed arm is saved

January 22, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man who stumbled along a street while carrying his own severed arm was saved by two public workers who saw him and happened to be trained in the use of tourniquets, authorities in Maine said.

Network helping ex-inmates stay out of jail gets $750K grant

January 14, 2022 GMT

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Lewiston nonprofit that convenes resources to help people who have been in jail or prison to stay out has gotten a $750,000 federal grant.

The Maine Prisoner Reentry Network will use the funds from the U.S.

Painting by Marsden Hartley last seen 40 years ago is found

January 12, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A painting by the American modernist Marsden Hartley that had been missing for 40 years was found in a bank vault, a significant step toward recovering the works of an increasingly appreciated artist who considered himself “the painter of Maine.”

Union says Bates College violated COVID-19 guidelines

January 6, 2022 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Supporters of unionization efforts at Bates College have accused the school of flouting its own COVID-19 rules by bringing an outside expert to hold in-person meetings with employees who're set to vote this month on whether to join a union.

State Police seek public help in finding missing Maine man

January 3, 2022 GMT

NAPLES, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 67-year-old man who was last seen on Christmas Eve.

Mark Conley, of Naples, was last seen in the Lewiston area, and may be suffering from depression, said State Police Lt.

Panel wants tougher standard for part of Androscoggin

December 27, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The Maine Board of Environmental Protection recommended that part of the once-heavily polluted Androscoggin River get a stricter environmental classification in an acknowledgment of cleanup efforts.

2 found dead at waste facilities were intoxicated by drugs

December 17, 2021 GMT

CONCORD N.H. (AP) — A couple who were found dead in separate waste facilities were intoxicated by drugs and had sought shelter during a rainstorm in a large trash bin that was loaded into a compacting waste removal vehicle, the New Hampshire attorney general's office said Friday.

Alaska judge allows evidence about alternative suspects

December 16, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine man charged in a young woman's killing 28 years ago at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks will be allowed to present evidence about three alternative suspects at his trial next month.

Maine to be down to 2 neurological trauma centers soon

December 15, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The closure of a neurosurgical trauma program in central Maine will leave the state with just two.

Officials with Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston said on Monday that the program would end in two months.

Pickup belonging to missing Washington man found in Idaho

December 14, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Searchers in Idaho have found a pickup truck belonging to Washington state man who was last seen Dec. 7, but the man wasn't near the vehicle.

Family members reported Allan Sloan missing on Sunday, The Lewiston Tribune reported.

Final stretch of Maine’s deer hunt ends for 2021

December 11, 2021 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The final stretch of Maine's annual deer hunt is ending for the year on Saturday.

The last two weeks of the deer hunt are reserved for people who hunt using muzzleloaders and some archers.

Idaho man charged in 2 killings waives preliminary hearing

December 9, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man facing two murder charges waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, which means the case will automatically move forward in court.

Prosecutors have accused Richard Ross, 56, of killing 76-year-old Edwina “Eddy” Devin at her Grangeville home on Sept.

Lawsuit: Crematorium didn’t have capacity for bodies

November 29, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine crematorium kept taking bodies it couldn't care for because the owner needed the money, according to a lawsuit.

Lewiston expected to host some of the Afghanistan evacuees

November 25, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Some of the Afghanistan evacuees are going to be settled in Lewiston, Maine's second-largest city, officials say.

Lewiston-based Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services and Virginia-based national resettlement network Ethiopian Community Development Council are going to collaborate, the Sun Journal reports.

In overtime, Dempsey Challenge reaches $1.5 million goal

November 23, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The Dempsey Challenge has reached its $1.5 million fundraising goal, garnering $200,000 more than any previous year despite the coronavirus pandemic decreasing participation.

Idaho creates chronic wasting disease management zone

November 23, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has designated a chronic wasting disease management zone in north-central Idaho, allowing hunts to kill up to 1,000 deer to determine the extent of the disease.

Chronic wasting disease found in two deer in Idaho

November 18, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho wildlife managers say two deer killed in north-central Idaho have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. It's the first time the contagious and fatal neurological disorder has been detected in the state.

Northern Idaho mayor announces run for governor as Democrat

November 9, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho mayor has announced he's running for governor.

Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad said Monday in Lewiston that he’s running as a Democrat to defeat first-term Republican Gov.

Former Idaho lawmaker pleads not guilty to rape charges

November 8, 2021 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges and is scheduled to stand trial next spring.

Aaron von Ehlinger, 39, was a Republican state representative from Lewiston when a 19-year-old legislative intern reported that he brought her to his apartment under false pretenses and raped her earlier this year.

Senator to keep seat after winning northern Idaho mayor race

November 4, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho state senator who won the election to become mayor of Lewiston says he’ll do both jobs this year with help from his friends.

Republican Sen. Dan Johnson said that he’ll use substitutes to fill in for him at the Legislature while he’s in his role as mayor, The Lewiston Tribune reported Thursday.

Former Idaho lawmaker’s rape case moves forward in court

By REBECCA BOONEOctober 29, 2021 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A magistrate judge says there is enough evidence for a rape case against a former state lawmaker to move forward in court.

Aaron von Ehlinger, 39, was a Republican state representative from Lewiston when a 19-year-old legislative intern reported that he brought her to his apartment under false pretenses and raped her.

Maine begins enforcing health worker vaccine requirement

October 29, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The deadline for Maine to begin enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers arrived on Friday.

Northern Light Health announced that unvaccinated workers would no longer be working at its 10 hospitals as of Saturday.

Police: Boy pulled from pond and rushed to hospital

October 22, 2021 GMT

POLAND, Maine (AP) — A 4-year-old boy was pulled from Range Pond and rushed to a hospital on Friday, police said.

The boy's mother called authorities late Friday morning to report that the boy had gotten away from her on a walk and that she was unable to find him, the Sun Journal reported.

3 teens accused of setting fire facing felony murder charge

October 22, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Three teenagers accused of starting a fatal apartment building fire have been charged with felony murder, officials said.

Two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old were charged last month with arson, but those charges have been upgraded to felony murder, the attorney general's office said Friday.

Idaho ex-lawmaker makes 1st court appearance on rape charge

By REBECCA BOONEOctober 13, 2021 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former state lawmaker made his first appearance in an Idaho courtroom on charges that he raped a young legislative intern earlier this year.

Aaron von Ehlinger attended the court proceeding before Ada County Magistrate Judge John Hawley through a remote video connection Wednesday morning.

Hospital curtails admissions because of staffing woes

October 12, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Staffing shortages at one of Maine’s biggest hospitals have forced it to halt pediatric and trauma admissions, sparking a renewed debate over the governor's vaccine mandate for health care workers.

Ex-Idaho lawmaker charged with rape booked into Boise jail

October 8, 2021 GMT

BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker charged with rape has been booked into a jail in Boise.

Online records show Aaron von Ehlinger was booked into the Ada County Jail Friday afternoon, KBOI-TV reported.

Idaho authorities say two suspicious deaths may be linked

October 8, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho authorities say two recent deaths in neighboring counties may be linked, and both cases are being investigated as homicides.

Lewiston police investigate after body found in burned truck

October 6, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Police in Lewiston say an autopsy failed to reveal the cause of death for a person whose body was found in a burning pickup truck last week.

Ex Idaho lawmaker charged with rape is arrested in Georgia

By REBECCA BOONESeptember 27, 2021 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape earlier this month has been arrested in Georgia.

Dempsey Challenge for cancer centers raised a record $1.3M

September 27, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The Dempsey Challenge bike-and-run fundraiser raised a record $1.3 million to support cancer centers in South Portland and Lewiston.

About 2,000 people took part in the weekend event with more than 500 of them doing so through a virtual event across 43 states and 10 countries.

2 bodies found at Casella Waste facilities in Maine, NH

September 24, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Two bodies found at separate Casella Waste Systems facilities in Maine and New Hampshire have caught the attention of investigators.

A body was discovered at Casella Waste Systems in Lewiston on Tuesday, less than two weeks after a body was found at a Casella waste transfer station in Belmont, New Hampshire, the Sun Journal reported.

Former lawmaker not yet arrested two weeks after rape charge

September 22, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker has not yet turned himself in to face a rape charge despite a warrant being issued nearly two weeks ago.

Aaron von Ehlinger was charged with rape and sexual penetration with a foreign object on Sept.

Police discover human remains at landfill in Lewiston

September 21, 2021 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police are investigating the discovery of human remains on Tuesday at a landfill in Lewiston.

Lewiston and State Police detectives were at the scene on River Road and were conducting interviews.