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Tuesday, September 15, 202009/15/2020

Senator Angus King

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Join the Portland Community Chamber of Commerce and Senator Angus King as they kick off our 2020-21 season of Eggs…

Tuesday, September 15, 202009/15/2020

Life On Venus?

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Astronomers find possible sign of life on Venus. We also speak with CBS Correspondent Vicki Barker in London about this. …

Monday, September 14, 202009/14/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah

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Dr. Nirav Shah, Director Of Maine CDC,  gives us an update on the latest with Covid-19 in Maine

Monday, September 14, 202009/14/2020

Xavier Botana / Portland Public Schools

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Xavier Botana speaks to us about Portland’s first day of school. Also, School meals will be free to all City of…

Monday, September 14, 202009/14/2020

Megafires

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They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?

Monday, September 14, 202009/14/2020

Maine’s Hire-A-Vet Campaign

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  Leo Deon &, Mark Cafiso Campaign Co-Coordinators with Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign speak to Matt about this year’s Maine’s Hire-A-Vet…

Monday, September 14, 202009/14/2020

Monday Morning

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Kicking off Monday Morning and we catch up what happened over the weekend with us along with Cobra Kai, which…

Friday, September 11, 202009/11/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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  Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon discussing the latest in state & national politics.

Friday, September 11, 202009/11/2020

Maine Policy Institute

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Jake Posik, Communications Director at the Maine Policy Institute goes the latest in Maine Politics and Policy.

Friday, September 11, 202009/11/2020

2nd Annual “Flags for Community Heroes”

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We speak with Rotarian Charlie Friar with Rotary Club of Portland.   Today is the first day that the American flags…

Local Headlines

1 day ago in Local

Gov. Mills authorizes use of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 6 months and older

A new standing order from Gov. Janet Mills on Friday authorizes healthcare providers to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants one.

1 day ago in Local

Occupant of Amish buggy injured in Aroostook County crash

A crash between a horse-drawn Amish buggy and a pickup truck left one person with minor injuries.

2 days ago in Local

Maine Principals Fight DOJ Request for Student Names in Transgender Athlete Case

TheTrump administration sued Maine in April for not complying with an executive order barring transgender athletes from sports

National Headlines

1 day ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

1 day ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

2 days ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

3 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.