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Tuesday, December 13, 202212/13/2022

Christmas Music on School Buses

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Maine School District Bans “Non-Inclusive” Christmas Music on School Buses

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

Steve Robinson

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Steve Robinson is the Editor-in-chief of the Maine Wire, fills in for Matt in the last hour of WGAN Morning…

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

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, December 12, 202212/12/2022

Recession Fears

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on recession fears, inflation and the war in Ukraine

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

Eggs & Issues Dec 15th

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We speak with Brit Vitalius from Portland Chamber Of Commerce previewing Eggs & Issues this Thursday Dec 15th.  Eggs &…

Monday, December 12, 202212/12/2022

AccuWeather Meteorologist Matt Benz

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We speak with AccuWeather Meteorologist Matt Benz on our first snowfall in Southern Maine. 

Friday, December 9, 202212/09/2022

Caller Of The Week + Calls 12/9

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We award our Caller Of The Week to Patrick of Portland…Plus we take your calls while celebrating Matt’s Birthday.

Friday, December 9, 202212/09/2022

Holiday 100 Goal Reached!

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Major Armida Harper with The Salvation Army Of Greater Portland, announces the total amount raised.

Friday, December 9, 202212/09/2022

Coffee & Politics: Gregg Lagerquist 12/9

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Matt Gagnon and Gregg Lagerquist from CBS-13 WGME, discuss the latest in Maine Politics.

Friday, December 9, 202212/09/2022

Nick Murray | Maine Policy Institute

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Keeping you informed about what is happening inside Augusta with the experts from Maine Policy Institute.

Local Headlines

17 hours ago in Local

Suspicious death in Brunswick under investigation

Local police discovered the body of an adult male inside a residence, with 45-year-old Tanner Dostie of Brunswick being charged with murder as a result.

2 days ago in Local

$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

2 days ago in Local

5 displaced after fire burns Lewiston apartment building

A fire at a Lewiston apartment building Thursday afternoon left five people displaced.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

4 days ago in National

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.

4 days ago in National

Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.