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Wednesday, September 16, 202009/16/2020

Jim Copland

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Jim Copland is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, where he has directed legal-policy research since…

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…

Local Headlines

7 hours ago in Local

No More Cellphones In Maine Schools

The total cost to implement the ban is about $350,000.

1 day ago in Local

Suspicious death in Brunswick under investigation

Local police discovered the body of an adult male inside a residence, with 45-year-old Tanner Dostie of Brunswick being charged with murder as a result.

2 days ago in Local

$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

4 days ago in National

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.

4 days ago in National

Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.

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Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.