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Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Portland City Manager Jon Jennings

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Portland City Manager Jon Jennings speaks to us and gives us an update on what Portland is doing in regards…

Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Thorn Dickinson / NECEC

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Thorn Dickinson, the President/CEO of NECEC speaks to Matt Gagnon about Department of Environmental Protection  (DEP) issuing a permit to…

Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Mayor Jason Levesque

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Mayor Jason Levesque  speaks to WGAN Morning News about letter to Governor Mills.

Thursday, May 14, 202005/14/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci joins Matt Gagnon and gives his analysis on the current with Coronavirus…

Thursday, May 14, 202005/14/2020

State Of Emergency Extended

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Matt covers, Mills extending coronavirus state of emergency for another month

Thursday, May 14, 202005/14/2020

Paul LePage

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Former Gov. Paul LePage joins Matt Gagnon and gives his analysis on the current situation in Maine with Coronavirus.

Thursday, May 14, 202005/14/2020

Bicycle Coalition of Maine

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Across Maine, and the nation, we are seeing more people taking to the streets to walk or bike as a…

Wednesday, May 13, 202005/13/2020

Senator Susan Collins

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Senators Collins speaks to Matt Gagnon on the  Federal Response to COVID-19 as well as work she has been doing…

Wednesday, May 13, 202005/13/2020

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, May 13, 202005/13/2020

Mayor Kate Snyder

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Mayor Kate Snyder talks about how Portland may close some streets downtown to allow outdoor dining and retail. The proposal,…

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.