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Friday, September 18, 202009/18/2020

STRIVE / Kevin On The Roof

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Kevin Fitzpatrick is a UPS employee and long time friend of STRIVE. One of Kevin’s greatest volunteer efforts each year…

Friday, September 18, 202009/18/2020

COVID-19 Vaccine Is Imminent….

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(Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday bluntly contradicted President Donald Trump’s suggestion that a coronavirus vaccine…

Friday, September 18, 202009/18/2020

TGIF / Defacing Property

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Via  CBS-13 ~The Hampden Police Department is looking for a woman who they say took political debate too far. The…

Thursday, September 17, 202009/17/2020

Spencer Thibodeau / Biden’s Campaign

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Senior Adviser for The Biden Campaign In Maine,  Spencer Thibodeau gives us an update on Biden’s Campaign and Eric Trump’s…

Thursday, September 17, 202009/17/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on  Local and National Politics.

Thursday, September 17, 202009/17/2020

Coronavirus Vaccines

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CDC director says coronavirus vaccines won’t be widely available until middle of 2021

Thursday, September 17, 202009/17/2020

Tim Murtaugh / Trump Campaign

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Tim Murtaugh Director of Communications for Trump Campaign, speaks to us about Eric Trump  Hosting  ‘Make America Great Again’ Events…

Thursday, September 17, 202009/17/2020

Jason Savage / Maine GOP

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks to us about RCV and the latest developments.

Thursday, September 17, 202009/17/2020

United Way Of Greater Portland

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We speak with Liz Cotter Schlax President and CEO, United Way of Greater Portland about their ongoing Community Campaign Kickoff…

Thursday, September 17, 202009/17/2020

Fried Pickles / New Poll

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Matt has a confession….Plus a new Poll shows Gideon with large lead over Collins, but leaves out 2 independent candidates;

Local Headlines

10 hours ago in Local

Oklahoma Fugitive Wanted on Child Exploitation Charges Arrested in Maine

U.S. Marshals say an investigation determined that Jaime A. Oktay had fled Oklahoma and was hiding in Maine

11 hours ago in Local

Shed Destroyed in Topsham Fire

Firefighters say discarded woodstove ashes are the cause of a fire that destroyed a shed at a home in Topsham…

11 hours ago in Local

New York Woman Pleads Guilty To Illegal Marijuana Grow Operation in Somerset County

Prosecutors say Jiamin Liao admitted to federal agents that she grew marijuana in Madison and stored it in Norridgewock

National Headlines

20 hours ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

4 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

5 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

5 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.