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Part of Route 4 closes due to serious crash in Auburn
AUBURN, Maine — Part of Route 4 in Auburn has closed due to a serious crash Saturday afternoon. Route 4 (Turner Road) is closed to all traffic south of Fern Street in Turner due to a crash in the area of Gammon Landscaping, the Auburn Police Department and Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office said on social media.
Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health crisis care. The governor told lawmakers during her State of the State address that doing nothing was not an option after an Army reservist with an assault rifle killed 18 people and injured 13 others in Lewiston on Oct. 25. The bills drew opposition from Republicans who accused Democrats, who control both legislative chambers, of using the tragedy to advance proposals, some of which had been previously defeated. Mills said Friday the proposals would improve public safety while respecting the state’s long traditions of gun ownership and outdoor heritage. “This law represents important, meaningful progress, without trampling on anybody’s rights, and it will better protect public safety by implementing reasonable reforms and by significantly expanding mental health resources,” Mills said.
Portland police host event promoting crime victims' rights
PORTLAND (WGME) – This week is National Crime Victims' Rights Week, and Portland police marked the day by hosting Cumberland County's first victims’ rights event in Lincoln Park. In 2022, there were nearly 20 million crime victimizations in the United States, and 6.6 million were the result of...
Cumberland County DA responds to video of drug use, fights in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) – The Cumberland County District Attorney says she's taking action after video surfaced showing open drug use, fights and more in Portland. The landlord of a building on Portland Street shared the security video. He says he felt obligated to show what his tenants, including young children,...
Westbrook secures $60 million for innovative hydroponic farm to tackle food insecurity
WESTBROOK (WGME) - Tens of millions of federal dollars are going to help finish building a large-scale hydroponic farm in Westbrook. According to the developers, the facility has a chance to play a critical role in preventing food insecurity in Maine. Developers of this four-story vertical farm say they just...
Several wildfires and brush fires break out across Maine on Saturday
LIMINGTON (WGME) - A reported wildfire in Limington that saw several towns responding Saturday night has been put out. Multiple area fire crews, including Cornish and Limerick, responded to North Road for the fire. Limington fire officials say the fire began when some neighbors living nearby were burning piles of...
Hundreds turn out for Lewiston vigil marking six months since mass shootings
Nearly 300 people turned out Thursday night at the Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston to mark the six-month anniversary of the worst mass shootings in Maine history. The event opened with a song playing from loudspeakers in front of 18 empty chairs to represent the lives lost at a bowling alley and bar last October.
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