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Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Andre Cushing / BIW Strike

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Former State Senator and Current County Commissioner Andre Cushing speaks to Matt Gagnon on The WGAN Morning News about The…

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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Former Congressman from the 2nd District,  Bruce Poliquin, gives us his analysis on the current State and National Politics. Including …

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Pandemic & The Affect

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Maine unemployment claims increase after weeks of decline and a BIW executive, family man took his life as depression mounted…

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

U.S. Senate Race Tops $41 Million

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Fundraising in Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race tops $41 million. 

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

PPH vs BDN

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There’s still no agreement to reconvene the Maine Legislature. The difference in reporting from media on this one. PPH says…

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Work With Maine

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Eben Salvatore, a spokesperson With Work With Maine and is  the Director of Operations at Bar Harbor Resorts. Members of…

Thursday, July 16, 202007/16/2020

207 Days Are Numbered

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Maine’s days as 207 are numbered, because the area code’s ‘exhausted’. 

Thursday, July 16, 202007/16/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci speaks to Matt about Maine’s Primary on Tuesday.

Thursday, July 16, 202007/16/2020

Maine Community College System

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David Daigler, President of Maine Community College System. Community colleges to reopen in fall with blend of online, in-person learning…

Thursday, July 16, 202007/16/2020

Twitter Hack

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Hacked. Questions this morning, after the Twitter accounts of many high-profile users were hijacked on Wednesday including U.S. presidential candidate…

Local Headlines

12 hours ago in Local

Pedestrian Has Life Threatening Injuries in Fairfield Crash

Fairfield police and Fairfield-Benton Emergency Services were called to the scene near the post office.

13 hours ago in Local

Platner Pausing Campaign For Wife to Get IVF Treatment in Europe

Platner says she'll go through the process in an effort to have a baby in Norway.

17 hours ago in Local

Two years after historic storms, effects still being felt across Maine

The storms on January 10th and January 13th, 2024, hit during one of the biggest tides of the year, bringing in a 14-foot storm surge and setting records in Portland.

National Headlines

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.

5 days ago in National

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and unnecessary.