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Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Xavier Botana / Portland Public Schools

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Xavier Botana, Superintendent for Portland Public Schools speaks to us about the recommendation for Hybrid Model for the reopening of…

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Eye On Politics

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Former Maine Legislator Jeremy Fischer and Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk Eric give their Analysis on State & National…

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

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It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and he’s discussing the latest in Technology.

Wednesday, August 5, 202008/05/2020

Voter Fraud?

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In reversal, Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida

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.

Local Headlines

8 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.

10 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.

10 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.