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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?

Monday, September 14, 202009/14/2020

Maine’s Hire-A-Vet Campaign

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  Leo Deon &, Mark Cafiso Campaign Co-Coordinators with Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign speak to Matt about this year’s Maine’s Hire-A-Vet…

Monday, September 14, 202009/14/2020

Monday Morning

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Kicking off Monday Morning and we catch up what happened over the weekend with us along with Cobra Kai, which…

Local Headlines

2 hours ago in Local

Firefighter Killed in Searsmont Mill Explosion Identified

Firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, of the Morrill Fire Department, was killed in the line of duty while working to protect his community. This morning, a procession of over 100 first responders lined the roads to honor him and escort his remains back to Waldo County.

4 hours ago in Local

Body of missing Ellsworth paddleboarder found

20-year-old Grayson Mote went missing on May 5th after leaving his family's camp to go paddleboarding and didn't return for over an hour and a half.

5 hours ago in Local

Searsmont Fire Explosion Picked Up by Radar

The explosion during the fire was so large it was picked up by radar Friday afternoon.

National Headlines

3 days ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

4 days ago in National

Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

4 days ago in National

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.

4 days ago in National

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.