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Maine Veterans Spotlight

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Maine Veterans Spotlight

We speak with Jeff Pierce with Wreaths Across America on Maine Veterans Spotlight. Each week, in this hour-long show, we will feature Maine veterans sharing their stories of service, their post-service careers, and other notable individuals who work with and help veterans in Maine.

Local Headlines

19 minutes ago in Local

Sen. King to continue to vote for GOP stopgap bill to end shutdown

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Maine U.S. Sen. Angus King says he'll continue supporting a stopgap measure proposed by Republicans to open the government.

26 minutes ago in Local

11 dogs, 4 cats killed in fire that destroyed Avon home

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11 dogs and four cats were killed in a fire in Franklin County.

8 hours ago in Local

Dion Frustrated Over Delay in Renewal of Popular Music Festival

City Council members are clashing over the terms of the contract

National Headlines

3 hours ago in National

Last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured under a house in Atlanta

A monthslong search for the only Louisiana inmate still on the run after an audacious May jailbreak ended Wednesday when authorities say they found him hiding in a basement crawl space under an Atlanta home, bringing the last of the 10 escapees into custody.

10 hours ago in National

Comey will make first court appearance in Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

Former FBI Director James Comey is set to make his first court appearance Wednesday in a Justice Department criminal case accusing him of lying to Congress five years ago.

10 hours ago in National

Hurricane Priscilla moves along Mexico in the Pacific as Tropical Storm Jerry churns in the Atlantic

Hurricane Priscilla weakened in the Pacific as it moved Wednesday along the west coast of Mexico while Tropical Storm Jerry in the Atlantic was expected to strengthen on a track for the Leeward Islands, forecasters said.

1 day ago in National

National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump’s latest move to send troops to cities

National Guard members from Texas were at an Army Reserve center in Illinois on Tuesday, the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration's plan to send troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders.