Oxford County

Maine has added another county to its list of those that are urged to take extra precautions to avoid spread of the coronavirus. The state uses a color-coded system to classify the level of risk at schools in its 16 counties. The Maine Department of Education has said it’s adding Oxford County’s school districts to the list of counties...

Police say a New Hampshire driver faces numerous charges after leading police on a chase that neared speeds of 100 mph through Maine’s Oxford County.

Prosecutors say the alleged victim in a sex trafficking case who was scheduled to testify against her fiance has been found dead.

In a four-way race for Maine’s Second Congressional District, ranked choice voting may determine the outcome of one of the most competitive and expensive House races in the nation. Recent polls show Republican incumbent Bruce Poliquin neck-and-neck with Democratic challenger Jared Golden. If neither candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, Maine’s new system of voting will kick...

The Maine Warden Service says four people were injured in a boating accident on Lower Richardson Lake in northern Oxford County. The crash was reported to the state police about 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

A Maine sheriff under investigation for allegedly sending sexually explicit photographs has resigned, according to WCSH.

Commissioners in Maine’s Oxford County have voted to file a complaint to Gov. Paul LePage to remove a sheriff under investigation for allegedly sending sexually explicit photographs while in uniform.

The president of the Maine Sheriff’s Association has been ousted after he allegedly sent a sexually explicit photograph to a woman from his office while in uniform.

Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant, the president of the Maine Sheriff’s Association, has stepped down after admitting that he sent a sexually explicit photo, according to the county administrator.