The Maine Department of Corrections has ordered the jail to stop new intakes, return boarded inmates to their original facilities and create a plan to address its shortcomings.

After failing inspection, the Maine Department of Corrections ordered the jail to stop accepting inmates from around the state and return those it currently boards.

A Lewiston man and a 17-year-old were arrested Tuesday in a state and local drug trafficking investigation, with the juvenile also facing charges in connection with an ongoing gunfire case.

The Fire Marshal’s Office said two juveniles were indicted on charges that include multiple counts of arson, burglary and theft.

Police said that on June 17, Whali Ahamed Henry fired multiple shots at a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market on Pine Street about 3 p.m.

A Maine man is accused of creating standoff with police after he allegedly tried to break into a woman’s home in Auburn. Police say they responded to a report of a disturbance on 50 Western Promenade ...

The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office is seeking to identify a man in connection with counterfeit $100 bills being passed ...

Police say the woman told officers her ex-boyfriend broke a window, took her dog and tried to get into her home. The suspect was arrested after an eight-hour standoff.

DOVER-FOXCROFT— The Piscataquis County Jail has been placed under operating restrictions following a state inspection that uncovered serious health and safety violations.

Sheriff Robert Young says the Dover-Foxcroft facility is on track to fix the issues of noncompliance that the Maine Department of Corrections raised in a recent inspection.

By Yasmeen Khan, The Maine Monitor Johnnie Walker, director of housing and shelter services at Partners for Peace, has worked ...