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Wednesday, April 15, 202004/15/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and he gives us a COVID-19 Update: Don’t become another money mule, FBI warns….. Coronavirus-driven…

WGAN 98-5

Wednesday, April 15, 202004/15/2020

Maine Dept Of Labor

Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Dept Of Labor gives us an update. Claimants will See Additional $600 Early Next Week,…

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Wednesday, April 15, 202004/15/2020

Cooking for Community

Ellie Linen Low , Organizer with Cooking for Community . Regular Portland people raising money that will go directly to…

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Tuesday, April 14, 202004/14/2020

Thermoformed Plastics of New England

Paul Tyson, General Manager With Thermoformed Plastics of New England,  speaks to Matt Gagnon. Based in Biddeford,  they are making…

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Tuesday, April 14, 202004/14/2020

Girl Scouts Of Maine

Girl Scouts Launches Cookie Care Initiative to Serve Girls, Consumers, and Communities in Need During the COVID-19 Crisis.  By buying…

WGAN 98-5

Tuesday, April 14, 202004/14/2020

Michelle Corry / Local Restaurants

Michelle Corry with Petite Jacqueline & five fifty-five, speaks to Matt on how the impact on her restaurants and what…

WGAN 98-5

Tuesday, April 14, 202004/14/2020

Doug Herling / Power Outages

Doug Herling  President & CEO Of CMP gives us a quick update on current power outages in Maine.

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Monday, April 13, 202004/13/2020

Catherine Hartnett / CMP

Catherine Hartnett  with CMP gives us and update on the current power outages and today’s expected storm that may cause…

WGAN 98-5

Monday, April 13, 202004/13/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, gives us and update on COVID-19.

WGAN 98-5

Monday, April 13, 202004/13/2020

Need Medical Supplies

Hospitals usually give this Portland group medical supplies. Now, they want some back.

Local Headlines

2 days ago in Local

Gov. Mills authorizes use of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 6 months and older

A new standing order from Gov. Janet Mills on Friday authorizes healthcare providers to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants one.

2 days ago in Local

Occupant of Amish buggy injured in Aroostook County crash

A crash between a horse-drawn Amish buggy and a pickup truck left one person with minor injuries.

3 days ago in Local

Maine Principals Fight DOJ Request for Student Names in Transgender Athlete Case

TheTrump administration sued Maine in April for not complying with an executive order barring transgender athletes from sports

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

2 days ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

2 days ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

3 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.