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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Shelter-In-Place Orders

 From Friday:  Noem calls out ‘herd mentality’ of shelter-in-place orders

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Americans Are Bracing

Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Residential Internet Usage

Residential internet usage in Maine surged last month as more families worked and studied from home, but providers say they…

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Morning News / Coronavirus Update

There are now 470 cases spread across 15 Maine counties, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday.…

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Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Dove Tail Bat

Paul Lancisi CEO Dove Tail Bat, speaks to us about how his businesses is being affected by Coronavirus.

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Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Portland City Manager Jon Jennings

Portland City Manager Jon Jennings speaks to us and gives us an update on what Portland is doing in regards…

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Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Spencer Thibodeau

Spencer Thibodeau speaks to us on what Joe Biden’s Campaign is up to as well as what’s going on in…

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Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

Capital Insights / John Baldacci

Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci speaks to Matt about The Coronavirus in the state of Maine.

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Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

Mark Swann / Preble Street

Mark Swann, Preble Street’s executive director speaks to Matt about what they doing to help our local community during The…

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Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

The First Take 4/2

The WGAN Morning News previews some of the top stories of the day, with The First Take on this day…

Local Headlines

11 hours ago in Local

Fire at Portland Recycling Center Lights Up Sky

There's still no word on any injuries or the cause of the fire.

16 hours ago in Local

Sen. Collins Questions Pentagon Failure to Anticipate Strait of Hormuz Closure

Collins posed the question to Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Caine

17 hours ago in Local

Former Maine Prison Administrator to Serve Five Years for Theft

Gerald Merrill pleaded guilty in March to theft and bribery charges and was sentenced Tuesday,

National Headlines

20 hours ago in National

Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

1 day ago in National

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.

1 day ago in National

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.

6 days ago in National

US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support. The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more.