Matt Gagnon and Major Keith Jache from the Salvation Army discussed their week-long fundraising effort to support the Greater Portland community. The Salvation Army provides year-round services including a coffee window, after-school programs, ESL classes, and senior programs. The goal is to raise $10,000, with a target of 100 people donating $100 each. Major Jache highlighted the increased need for food, heating oil, and Christmas support, noting over 1,000 children are assisted. Donations can be made by calling 879-9426 or online at WGAN.com. Anonymous donations are also accepted.
Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he means, last year.
After working as a legislative page at the Vermont Statehouse, the 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School now has his sights set on the corner office.
After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother's apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's "Today" show next month, saying in an interview that aired Friday "joy will be my protest."
A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent. They are among the tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers set to receive another $0 paycheck this week.
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.
