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Tuesday, November 28, 202311/28/2023

Director of Maine’s ‘broken’ child welfare system resigns

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Todd Landry, the director of Maine’s child welfare system, which has faced scrutiny in recent years over the deaths of…

Tuesday, November 28, 202311/28/2023

Releasing Hostages

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Monday, November 27, 202311/27/2023

Tent Fires in Portland and Sanford

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Monday, November 27, 202311/27/2023

Maine Vintage Toys

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Jesse Fairbanks with Maine Vintage Toys comes in studio, talking about vintage toys and nostalgic items and What’s It Worth?…

Monday, November 27, 202311/27/2023

CMP Power Outages

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We spoke with Jonathan Breed with CMP on the latest power outages.

Monday, November 27, 202311/27/2023

Jeremy Fischer

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

Monday, November 27, 202311/27/2023

Grace Curley

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Grace Curley hosts the “Grace Curley Show” every weekday from 12-3 here on WGAN. She joins Matt every Monday to…

Monday, November 27, 202311/27/2023

Polls Getting Worse

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Monday, November 27, 202311/27/2023

Monday Morning Storm

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Wednesday, November 22, 202311/22/2023

Alec Gagnon

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Alec talks to Matt about what his picks are for “Bill Dodge Football Fantasy”

Local Headlines

9 hours ago in Local

Portland police say parents won’t press charges after student grabbed while walking to school

No charges are expected after an eighth-grade student at King Middle School in Portland was grabbed by the wrist by an unknown person while walking to school on Thursday.

9 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills directs Maine DHHS to fully fund SNAP benefits for November

Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday that Maine will fully fund SNAP benefits for the month of November.

1 day ago in Local

Text Messages Show Maine Border Patrol Agent Bragged About Chicago Shooting

The text messages came to light in federal court this week.

National Headlines

1 day ago in National

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump's administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, though it's unlikely the 42 million Americans — about 1 in 8 — will see the money on the debit cards they use for groceries that quickly.

2 days ago in National

Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.

2 days ago in National

Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages

Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more — a lot more.

2 days ago in National

Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash

The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company's global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays.