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Tuesday, May 16, 202305/16/2023

Tuesday Topics & Calls

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Tuesday, May 16, 202305/16/2023

Phil Harriman

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Every Tuesday, Political analyst and founder of WGAN’s “Inside Maine” comes in the studio to talk about the latest in…

Tuesday, May 16, 202305/16/2023

Tuesday’s With Howie Carr

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Howie Carr joins Matt to talk about his take on current events. Howie’s show can be heard weekdays from 3PM-7PM,…

Tuesday, May 16, 202305/16/2023

Kristopher Healey 5/16/23

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Homeland Security Analyst Kristofor Healey joins Matt to discuss his take on the current events.

Tuesday, May 16, 202305/16/2023

Asylum Seekers In Bruwnswick

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Hundreds of asylum-seekers apply for Brunswick housing

Friday, May 12, 202305/12/2023

Caller Of The Week 5/12/23

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Friday, May 12, 202305/12/2023

Coffee and Politics 5/12/23

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Gregg Lagerquist from CBS-13 WGME, joins WGAN to discuss the latest in Maine and National Politics.  

Friday, May 12, 202305/12/2023

Wicked Sports Weekend 5/12

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We speak with John Tomase about All Things New England Sports “Wicked Sports Weekend.  Wicked Sports Weekend With John Tomase…

Friday, May 12, 202305/12/2023

Maine Policy Institute

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Friday, May 12, 202305/12/2023

Meteorologist Joe Lundberg

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Local Headlines

9 hours ago in Local

Portland City Survey Shows Dissatisfaction with Affordability, Traffic Flow

The survey will help city staff understand community needs and provide guidance in decision-making.

10 hours ago in Local

Portland Police Investigating Possible Arson After Suspect Uses Bedsheets to Escape

Officers say crews located and extinguished a fire on a third-floor unit at 72 Bishop Street.

10 hours ago in Local

Brunswick Police Officer Charged with Assault

The officer was charged Monday in West Bath District Court.

National Headlines

12 hours ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

4 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

4 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

4 days ago in National

Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.