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Wednesday, September 16, 202009/16/2020

Statewide Book Drive

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Maine Businesses, State Chamber Collect More Than 2,000 Books for Maine Kids in Statewide Book Drive Access to books to help…

Wednesday, September 16, 202009/16/2020

No Contested Choice

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For the first time since 1998, more than 30 seats in the Maine Legislature will go to candidates, mostly Democrats,…

Tuesday, September 15, 202009/15/2020

Colonel Terry Virts

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Former astronaut, Endeavour shuttle pilot, Intl Space Station commander Colonel Terry Virts (retired) served in the US Air Force as…

Tuesday, September 15, 202009/15/2020

Bill O’Reilly

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‘Killing Crazy Horse’ The Merciless Indian Wars in America is  Bill O’Reilly’s Newest History Book in the #1 Best-Selling Series…

Tuesday, September 15, 202009/15/2020

Mask Wearing

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Spruce Head man, charged with threatening couple for not wearing masks. Police say Kibitz was carrying a gun and confronted…

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?

Local Headlines

14 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

15 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…

15 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

2 minutes ago in National

Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

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President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

1 day 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.