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Wednesday, May 13, 202005/13/2020

Tourism In Maine

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Matt talks about how Tourism groups ask Mills to reconsider 14-day quarantine as summer approaches

Wednesday, May 13, 202005/13/2020

Maine DOT / Impacted By COVID-19

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Paul Merill, Public Information Officer with Maine Department Of Transportation speaks with How COVID has impacted DOT. 

Wednesday, May 13, 202005/13/2020

LymeTV

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Adina Bercowicz , Founder/Executive Director of  LymeTV  talks to us about Tick-borne disease awareness which is key for reducing incidence…

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Maine Dental Association

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Dr. Brad Rand, president of the Maine Dental Association, speaks to Matt Gagnon about Mills administration for not letting routine…

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman With Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Unemployment in Maine.

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Going Back Into The Office

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Matt speaks about how he’s planning on going back into the office and the worry of dressing up and how…

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Retail Association of Maine

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Curtis Picard President & CEO of Retail Association of Maine speaks to Matt about the 12 rural counties reopening: Retail…

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Maine Turnpike Authority

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Erin Courtney with The Maine Turnpike Authority speaks to Matt Gagnon about how COVID has impacted roads as well as…

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

Veterans Count Radiothon

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Joe Reagan from Veterans Count announces that the make 12 hours radiothon has been re-scheduled to May 28th on WGAN!

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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Dr. Nirav Shah with Maine CDC, gives us an update on Coronavirus.

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.