PORTLAND (WGME) – Maine will not get as many crisis receiving centers as Governor Janet Mills set out to create. A crisis receiving center like "The Living Room" in Portland, run by Spurwink, is a building staffed with a team of health workers and volunteers.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Maine challenged the law after it was sued by dozens of adults who claimed they were abused by clergy members.

Snow is causing treacherous travel conditions across Maine on Wednesday. A car crash took down some wires in South Portland during a snowstorm on Wednesday morning. The crash happened on Broadway at Lincoln Street. Police say Broadway is closed from Cash Corner to Lincoln St. Wires are down in the roadway.

Lawmakers in the state approved the law in 2021, and it was later challenged by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.

Slick road conditions across Maine led to multiple crashes Wednesday. On Sabattus Street in Lewiston, a crash Wednesday morning brought down utility lines, making for a messy situation. The road was closed in the area for multiple hours but has since reopened.

A majority of South Portland City Council members are urging the Maine DEP to either require air emission remodeling or seek the voluntary decommission of the city's aging oil tanks.

The law allowed people to sue for decades-old claims of child sex abuse, previously barred by the state's statute of limitations.

A State Department directive says agencies will not be reimbursed for items like housing and food assistance, cutting off lifelines for new Mainers during the first three months in a new community.

Tuesday to confirm Heather Sanborn as the public advocate to represent utility ratepayers before state and federal regulators. The Portland brewery owner, attorney and former state lawmaker will succeed William Harwood,

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Through classes for students, the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland teaches kids how to recognize what animals are communicating and how to advocate for them.