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Tuesday, May 21, 202405/21/2024

Relief Checks Not Cashed

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$19 million in Maine pandemic relief checks never got cashed

Tuesday, May 21, 202405/21/2024

Demolition Of Former Children’s Museum

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The council votes 6-3 to remove a historic classification from the building at 142 Free St. Greater Portland Landmarks says…

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

5/20/24 Morning News Playback

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Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Market Update + Speeches & Candidates

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Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

What’s Next For Iran?

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Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

The Political Position In Israel

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Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Grace Curley

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The Grace Curley Show is heard every day from Noon-3 here on WGAN, and every Monday Grace joins Matt to…

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Jeremy Fisher

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WGAN political analyst Jeremy Fischer joins Matt for his take on everything political.

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Marijuana Seizures

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Federal prosecutors target 4 Maine properties for seizure in illegal marijuana cases

Monday, May 20, 202405/20/2024

Iran Helicopter Crash

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Iranian state media says President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and others have been found dead at the site…

Local Headlines

1 hour ago in Local

Moderate Fire Conditions Present in Maine

Fresh

Most of the state is under moderate fire danger.

2 hours ago in Local

Kennebunkport Police Report String of Car Thefts, Burglaries

Updated

Officers are calling the incidents "crimes of opportunity," as unlocked cars or visible belongings are easy targets.

9 hours ago in Local

Brewer man arrested for hit and run crash in Bangor

Updated

48-year-old David Harris was arrested by police this morning on multiple charges, including operating without a license.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

A violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives

Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. "It is headed right for us," she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity.

2 days ago in National

US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

4 days ago in National

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.