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Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

COVID-19 Testing

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State opens new COVID-19 mobile testing lab, quadrupling capacity, Plus Rapid, inexpensive COVID-19 test to be produced in Maine, creating…

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Demi Kouzounas

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Demi Kouzounas Chair of Maine Republican Party speaks to Matt about the final night of RNC.

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Fall Sports

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Maine principals give go-ahead to fall sports season pending state approval

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

211 Maine

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Nikki Busmanis / 211 Maine Program Manager, speaks to us about the launch of a redesigned website, www.211Maine.org.  211 Maine and…

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Final Night Of RNC

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Matt gives his take on the final day of RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Day 4 RNC P2

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  Matt recaps some highlights from Day 4 of RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his insight of the RNC as well as Local/National Politics.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment and Workforce.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Jason Savage

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks about RCV and RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Day 4 RNC

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Matt recaps some highlights from Day 4 of RNC.

Local Headlines

4 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.

7 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.

7 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.