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The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a UTV crash in Island Falls on Sunday that claimed the life of an Oakfield man.

Now 36-year-old Melissa Carney of Presque Isle is charged with Aggravated Trafficking Scheduled Drugs-Resulting in Death. An Aroostook County Grand Jury indicted Carney on November 18, 2021, and she was taken into custody on December 1. She was processed and is now out on bail until her next appearance.

A Caribou family, including a couple and their daughters, lost their home in a fast-moving fire over the weekend.

A fire in Plaster Rock early Saturday morning has left a man and woman without a home and claimed the life of at least one pet..

The RCMP has confirmed that the death of a woman whose body was found Monday morning outside a night club in Saint-Joseph-de-Madawaska, just north of Edmundston, was not of criminal origin.

Two adults are safe after a fire Thursday night significantly damaged their home just south of New Denmark, near the rural community of Bell Grove, New Brunswick.

The New Brunswick government announced Thursday it will boost the province’s minimum wage by $2 per hour in 2022, the most significant jump in over 40 years.

Aroostook County saw a record number of new coronavirus cases in November and now finds itself with the highest rate of transmission in Maine as colder weather pushes more people indoors.

A 19-year-old man, originally from Quebec, is behind bars after allegedly stealing two vehicles and crashing one of them in Perth-Andover.

A recently retired local businessman from the Presque Isle area suddenly passed away over the Thanksgiving weekend. The community is mourning the loss