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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

1 day ago in Local

Police seek suspects in Eddington stabbing

Penobscot County deputies are looking for suspects who they say stabbed man in the neck during a robbery in Eddington Thursday morning.

1 day ago in Local

Maine man indicted on attempted murder and other charges for hitting police cruiser in Bar Harbor

A man accused of leading police on a chase and crashing into a police cruiser in Bar Harbor in April has been indicted for attempted murder.

2 days ago in Local

Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend, Will Not Leave Race

Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran who is favored to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.

2 days ago in National

Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain

A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.

4 days ago in National

Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback

Here are takeaways from primary elections Tuesday in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

5 days ago in National

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.