Guilford woman accused of embezzling $900K indicted by grand jury

FAIRFIELD, Maine (WABI) - Police are investigating an armed robbery in Fairfield. Around 2:30 Friday morning, Fairfield Police say they received a report of an armed robbery at the Circle K on Norridgewock Road. Officers from several departments responded. By the time they arrived, the suspects had fled the scene.

(WABI) - The man accused of murdering a woman during a hit-and-run crash in Acadia has been indicted by a Hancock County Grand Jury. Raymond Lester, 35, was indicted for intentional and knowing murder for the death of Nicole Mokeme. According to authorities, Mokeme was hit and killed at Acadia...

LIBERTY, Maine (WMTW) - A stolen cannon is among the items found at a home while authorities searched for a wanted person. Officials searched for 27-year-old Cole Libby at a home on School Ridge Road in Liberty. Libby, who is wanted in multiple counties, had around 50 grams of fentanyl,...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - It’s almost time to go back to school. A pair of local organizations are working to help students whose families could use a little help to have what they need to kick off the year. United Way of Eastern Maine and Penquis hosted their annual...

GLENBURN, Maine (WABI) - Officials say more than two dozen people are accounted for after a fire at an apartment building in Glenburn Friday night. Crews responded to the Sunny Gables Senior Citizen’s Home on the Hudson Road around 11 p.m. to find fire on the second floor. Glenburn...

Maine (WABI) - A new report finds Maine hospitals need to be more transparent about their prices. Hospitals are now expected to comply with rules intended to empower patients. Roughly the same rate in Maine, with only 2 of the 11 hospitals examined rated compliant...Maine General in Augusta and St. Joseph’s in Bangor.

BELFAST, Maine (AP) - A Maine shipyard is preparing for a painstaking stem-to-stern restoration of a floating piece of presidential history. French & Webb was tapped for the restoration by the current owner of the Sequoia, a 1925 motor yacht that served eight presidents before being sold by President Jimmy Carter in 1977.

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WABI) - Final preparations are underway for the nation’s oldest consecutively running agricultural fair. Gates open at 7 a.m. Thursday for the Skowhegan State Fair. ”Last year was a great year for us at Skowhegan and I think we’re just going to build off that this year,”...

DEXTER, Maine (WABI) - The Red Snapper, a famous red food from Maine, will be the highlight of a festival Saturday, August 13 in Dexter. The Maine Red Hot Dog Festival is making a return. There will be a 5K Road Race, live entertainment, a duck race, and an appearance...

BRISTOL, Conn. (WABI) - The Middleborough, Mass. bats were too much for Bangor in the New England Regional Little League Championship in a 10-1 loss. Mass. earned a ticket to the Little League World Series next week in Williamsport, Pa. Cayden Ellis logged two RBI singles for Middleborough and Jacob...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Partners for Peace, a non-profit domestic violence resource center in Bangor, finished up a two-day workshop on Wednesday focused on the intersection of domestic violence and HIV and AIDS. The workshop hosted trainers from the National Network To End Domestic Violence who offered training on what...

ORONO, Maine (WABI) - When Lisa Colburn moved to Orono about 20 years ago, her yard consisted of grass, an invasive Crimson King Maple, and a few shrubs. She says she immediately got to work pulling them out, digging and planting new things. “My husband said, ‘are you sure you...

ORRINGTON, Maine (WABI) - As the drought conditions continue across the state, local fire departments are urging caution when you burn. The Orrington Fire Department responded to three fires Friday, including what they say was an illegal burn at an Orrington residence around 3:00. They say they found a cellar...

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WABI) - From local food to the Ferris wheel - even a human cannonball - the 204th Skowhegan State Fair gates opened Thursday. The president of the fair, Tom Dillon, says it is the longest running agriculture fair in the country. He says they did not close during...

BUCKSPORT, Maine (WABI) - Carrier’s Mainely Lobster is back up and running just 24 hours after a car drove into it causing extensive damage. “Inch and a half of water on the floor. There was 15 gallons of fryer oil on the floor. The fryers were upside down. Cookstove was upside down. There was broken everything everywhere,” owner Bj Carrier said.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Bangor didn’t stop the party Thursday, hosting Pitbull and Iggy Azalea on the “Can’t Stop Us Now” tour. Fans of all ages lined up outside the Maine Savings Amphitheater hours in advance. According to Setlist.FM, this was Pitbull’s first concert in Maine....

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -Senator Susan Collins was in Bangor Wednesday touring Northern Light Hospitals. She met with officials at both Acadia Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center to discuss their efforts to meet the need for behavioral health services. Acadia is in the midst of a construction project that will...

BREWER, Maine (WABI) - Mason’s Brewing Company is expanding to a second location in southern Maine. Owner Chris Morley says the idea to move south has always been on his mind. When the city of Auburn reached out about a spot on the river he says he knew it...

WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Celtics wrapped up their Central Maine tour of clinics with a stop in Waterville. The team has also been to Ellsworth on Wednesday and Hampden on Thursday. The clinics feature rotating stations to work on passing, shooting, rebounding, and defense. It’s been a fun...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - It was a throwback night of rock and roll outside the Bangor Public Library Wednesday. Hundreds gathered outside to take in the final performance in the library’s summer music series, featuring Retro Rockerz. The Bangor group’s first performance in three years got the crowd moving....