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Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Susan Faloon / MEMA

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Maine Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman, Susan Faloon gives us a quick update on last night’s storm.

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Portland’s Reopening Plan

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Portland teachers, parents air concerns over school reopening plan

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Who’s The Boss

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“Entertainment Weekly” says they turned it down . . . but Deadline.com says they’re “supportive” of the idea, and “hope…

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Catharine Hartnett With CMP

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Catharine Hartnett With CMP gives us an update as Outages exceeded 91,000 at one point as tropical storm came through…

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Spencer Thibodeau / Biden’s Campaign

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Portland City Councilor & Senior Adviser for The Biden Campaign In Maine,  Spencer Thibodeau gives us an update on Biden’s…

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Erin Perrine / Trump’s Campaign

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Erin Perrine, Director of Press Operations for the Trump campaign speaks to us to update President Trump’s Campaign.

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap

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Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap speaks to us about how Maine reruns ranked-choice races after missing 13,000 ballots.

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Water Restrictions Lifted

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Shark-related water restrictions lifted at 3 Maine state parks

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Jonathan Sahrbeck

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Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck gives us an update on catching up with Grand Jury sessions now underway since…

Tuesday, August 4, 202008/04/2020

Larry Bird Tomato / The Gagnon Tree

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We kick off the show with the pronunciation of Isaias. Then the famous Tomato that looks like Larry Bird, plus…

Local Headlines

27 minutes ago in Local

Shed Destroyed in Topsham Fire

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

37 minutes ago in Local

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

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

54 minutes ago in Local

Maine state representative dies after battle with cancer

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Maine State Rep. Kathy Javner has died after a long battle with cancer.

National Headlines

10 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.

3 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.

4 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.

4 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.