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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Cumberland County DA Jonathan Sahrbeck

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Cumberland County DA Jonathan Sahrbeck speaks to Matt Gagnon. Court Activity Is Down. There is Concern about the possibility of…

Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Wayside Food Programs

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Rachel Freedman, Special Project & Communications Manager with Wayside Food Programs in Portland speaks to Matt  Hunger Relief in the…

Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Pass-Fail Grades / Bangor Schools

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Matt  Gagnon talks about Bangor schools shifting to pass-fail grades after school buildings close. 

Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Maine’s 1918 Spanish Flu vs COVID-19

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In 1918, a pandemic swept through Maine — and offers lessons for containing COVID-19.  Matt speaks about this and also…

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman speaks to Matt about The Health of Maine’s unemployment system depends on how long coronavirus persists.

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah

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Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC gives us an Update On Coronavirus in state of Maine.

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Quincy Hentzel / Eggs & Issues

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Eggs & Issues: The Impact of COVID-19 in Maine Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | 8 AM – 9 AM* |…

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Shelter-In-Place Orders

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 From Friday:  Noem calls out ‘herd mentality’ of shelter-in-place orders

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Americans Are Bracing

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Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Residential Internet Usage

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Residential internet usage in Maine surged last month as more families worked and studied from home, but providers say they…

Local Headlines

1 hour ago in Local

Man Accused of Using Hammer to Destroy Granite Pillar in Bangor

Fresh

Officers say a large amount of granite had been removed from the pillar.

2 hours ago in Local

Kenduskeag Man Gets 27 Years in Chile Sex Abuse Case

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The man will also serve 10 years of supervised release and must pay $20,000 to each of the two victims.

2 hours ago in Local

Eliot Cutler pleads not guilty to probation violation related to 2023 child pornography conviction

Former candidate for governor Eliot Cutler has pleaded not guilty to violating probation for a third time.

National Headlines

4 hours ago in National

Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn’t kill wife and son as he gets another day in court

Alex Murdaugh has admitted he is a thief, a liar, an insurance cheat, a drug addict and a bad lawyer. But even from behind bars he continues to adamantly deny he is a killer.

11 hours ago in National

Trump administration says El Paso airspace closure was tied to Mexican cartel drones

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.

11 hours ago in National

Attorney General Bondi will face questions from Congress on Epstein and investigation of lawmakers

Attorney General Pam Bondi will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts.

1 day ago in National

Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days

Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota will end in "days, not weeks and months," based on his recent conversations with top Trump administration officials.