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Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

Mark Swann / Preble Street

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Mark Swann, Preble Street’s executive director speaks to Matt about what they doing to help our local community during The…

Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

The First Take 4/2

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The WGAN Morning News previews some of the top stories of the day, with The First Take on this day…

Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020

Feel Good Story / Lee’s Family Trailer

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Lee’s Family Trailer Donation-Boston Health Care for the Homeless Donation Boston City Hospital was looking for a trailer rental for…

Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020

Eye On Politics

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Eric Lusk & Jeremy Fischer speaks to Matt Gagnon with this week’s Eye On Politics.

Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020

Craig Peterson / Working From Home

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It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and gives us an update about working form home and some tips for our…

Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020

US Chamber of Commerce

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Steve McAllister from the US Chamber of Commerce to talk about effect on small business, the CARES Act, what he’s…

Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020

The First Take 4/1

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The WGAN Morning News previews some of the top stories of the day, with The First Take on this day…

Tuesday, March 31, 202003/31/2020

Mayor Kate Snyder

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Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update on the extended shelter in place order.

Tuesday, March 31, 202003/31/2020

The Jackson Laboratory

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Dr. Ed Liu is the president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory speaks to WGAN Morning News. As the global…

Tuesday, March 31, 202003/31/2020

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce

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Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce joins the program to discuss how Maine jails, prisons begin inmate releases in light of…

Local Headlines

17 hours ago in Local

$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

18 hours ago in Local

5 displaced after fire burns Lewiston apartment building

A fire at a Lewiston apartment building Thursday afternoon left five people displaced.

2 days ago in Local

Person Rescued After Falling Through Ice in Winthrop

Police say the outcome could have been different without community support and proper training.

National Headlines

22 hours ago in National

Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

3 days ago in National

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.

3 days ago in National

Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.