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Thursday, June 4, 202006/04/2020

Campaign For Ending Hunger

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Jen Burke , Public Affairs & Communications Manager with Maine Credit Union League speaks to WGAN Morning News. The Maine…

Thursday, June 4, 202006/04/2020

Murder Charge Upgraded

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Murder charge upgraded, 3 other officers charged in George Floyd’s death

Wednesday, June 3, 202006/03/2020

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, June 3, 202006/03/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

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

Wednesday, June 3, 202006/03/2020

Public Advocate Barry Hobbins

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Public Advocate Barry Hobbins speaks about State regulators rejecting $500,000 coronavirus relief fund for CMP customers. 

Wednesday, June 3, 202006/03/2020

Coming Back To School

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Matt talks about that There’s no plan yet for Maine schools to reopen, but they won’t go back to normal…

Wednesday, June 3, 202006/03/2020

Mornings in Paris

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Kennebunk’s Mornings in Paris chosen by Staples as best practice in Covid preventative actions to use them as example in…

Wednesday, June 3, 202006/03/2020

One World Peace People

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Devin Moore has been to many of Maine’s Protests. His group on Facebook is called One World Peace People  and…

Tuesday, June 2, 202006/02/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman With Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Unemployment in Maine as well as Fraud…

Tuesday, June 2, 202006/02/2020

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

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Mayor Kate Snyder joins Matt and goes over re-opening of restaurants in Portland re-opening, Protests in Portland and upcoming school…

Local Headlines

20 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.

23 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.

23 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

4 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.

5 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.