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Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Portland Rental Assistance

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In response to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the City of Portland will make available up…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Eye On Politics

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

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Shawn Moody

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Shawn Moody joins the program to discuss how his business Moody’s Collision has been operating since the pandemic started and…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Emergency Loan Program

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Errors cloud emergency loan program’s impact on Maine jobs

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Demand For Lower Tuition

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Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Maine Summer Camps

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Executive director of Maine Summer Camps Ron Hall, speaks to us about how Camping will look like this Summer. Maine…

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Xavier Botana

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Xavier Botana superintendent of the Portland Public Schools, speaks to us about The Portland Board of Education ending the contract for…

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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Former Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, gives us his analysis on the current State and National Politics.

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Politicization Of Face Masks

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It’s Not Just Face Masks. Everything Is Now a Political Death Match.

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

PPP Recipients & Federal Data

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Top PPP recipients in Maine; Data reveal Maine’s broad participation in federal emergency loan program

Local Headlines

15 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.

17 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.

17 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.

5 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.

5 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.