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Friday, December 13, 202412/13/2024

Ghost Guns

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CEO killing leads to calls for ghost gun ban in Maine

Thursday, December 12, 202412/12/2024

Josh Filler

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We speak with Josh Filler. Josh Filler is An attorney and former New York City, White House, and Department of…

Thursday, December 12, 202412/12/2024

Eggs & Issues 12/12/24

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Matt speaks to Hannah Pingree at Eggs & Issues: “Innovating for the Future – A Conversation with Hannah Pingree” Hannah…

Thursday, December 12, 202412/12/2024

Worst Christmas Movies

In Podcasts

A conversation about the worst Christmas movies.

Thursday, December 12, 202412/12/2024

Power Outages + Weather

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Matt speaks with Jon Breed from CMP on power outages on Senior AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Thompson on the storm we…

Wednesday, December 11, 202412/11/2024

Chief Mark Dubois

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Matt speaks with Chief Mark Dubois, Portland Police Department on what Portland can do in light of the recent events…

Wednesday, December 11, 202412/11/2024

Eye On Politics

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Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk and Former Portland City Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Spencer Thibodeau give their Analysis of Maine…

Wednesday, December 11, 202412/11/2024

Jeannie McKenney | DHHS

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We spoke with Jeannie McKenney with the Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace to discuss the options for enrolling in…

Wednesday, December 11, 202412/11/2024

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. Catch…

Wednesday, December 11, 202412/11/2024

Rep. Laurel Libby

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We speak to Rep. Laurel Libby on all things political in Maine and Nationally.

Local Headlines

5 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…

5 hours ago in Local

ICE Officer Who Fatally Shot Driver in Biddeford was ‘Fearing for Public Safety,’ Agency Says

DHS did not immediately respond to an email seeking clarity on what led to the shooting.

15 hours ago in Local

Three Injured in Portland Crash Involving Dump Trucks

Portland Police are investigating a four-vehicle crash at Washington Avenue and Byfield Road Monday at about 12:45 pm. Police say…

National Headlines

47 minutes ago in National

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

Fresh

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.

56 minutes ago in National

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

Fresh

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.