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Thursday, February 20, 202502/20/2025

Mary’s Walk Pre-Registration

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Ken Janson from the Mary’s Walk committee discussed the 27th annual event, scheduled for April 13, 2025. The walk honors Mary Kerry Libby, who passed…

Thursday, February 20, 202502/20/2025

Voter ID On Ballot

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The Dinner Table, a conservative political action committee, brought forward the proposal. The high number of signatures shows support for…

Thursday, February 20, 202502/20/2025

Danny’s Going Cruising!

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A discussion about Danny’s upcoming cruise…..What does Matt think?

Wednesday, February 19, 202502/19/2025

Eye On Politics

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Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk and former State Senator and former Secretary of State Bill Diamond give their Analysis…

Wednesday, February 19, 202502/19/2025

Wednesday Calls

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Matt Gagnon discussed various topics and took your call from listeners, addressing issues like Social Security’s financial solvency, concerns over…

Wednesday, February 19, 202502/19/2025

Tech Talk With Craig Peterson

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  Craig Peterson – America’s Leading CyberSecurity Coach, Joins The WGAN Morning News every Wednesday at 7:35 for Tech Talk.…

Wednesday, February 19, 202502/19/2025

The Federal Reserve

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President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order aiming to bring independent agencies under White House control, expanding executive power and…

Wednesday, February 19, 202502/19/2025

Legal Challenges

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Matt Gagnon discusses the legal challenges faced by Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) regarding…

Wednesday, February 19, 202502/19/2025

What Happened To Matt’s Car?

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Tuesday, February 18, 202502/18/2025

Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman has served in Augusta, and is the founder of WGAN’s Saturday show “Inside Maine.” Every week he joins…

Local Headlines

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Gas leak that killed 2 at Maine paper mill was preventable, federal investigators say

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Federal investigators say a deadly gas release at a Maine paper mill could have been prevented.

1 hour ago in Local

Man faces reckless driving charge for striking bicyclist in Lewiston

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A man who police say fell asleep at the wheel before striking a bicyclist in Lewiston has been charged.

12 hours ago in Local

Cooling Centers Open Today with Heat Advisory in Southern Maine

There’s a heat advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Southern Maine today. Feel-like temperatures, or…

National Headlines

8 hours ago in National

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

8 hours ago in National

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.

5 days ago in National

El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South

An intensifying El Nino, nature's heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

6 days ago in National

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment.