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Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Dr. Alicyn Smart

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Dr. Alicyn Smart Plant Pathologist & Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The…

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Andre Cushing / BIW Strike

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Former State Senator and Current County Commissioner Andre Cushing speaks to Matt Gagnon on The WGAN Morning News about The…

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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Former Congressman from the 2nd District,  Bruce Poliquin, gives us his analysis on the current State and National Politics. Including …

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Pandemic & The Affect

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Maine unemployment claims increase after weeks of decline and a BIW executive, family man took his life as depression mounted…

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

U.S. Senate Race Tops $41 Million

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Fundraising in Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race tops $41 million. 

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

PPH vs BDN

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There’s still no agreement to reconvene the Maine Legislature. The difference in reporting from media on this one. PPH says…

Friday, July 17, 202007/17/2020

Work With Maine

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Eben Salvatore, a spokesperson With Work With Maine and is  the Director of Operations at Bar Harbor Resorts. Members of…

Thursday, July 16, 202007/16/2020

207 Days Are Numbered

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Maine’s days as 207 are numbered, because the area code’s ‘exhausted’. 

Thursday, July 16, 202007/16/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci speaks to Matt about Maine’s Primary on Tuesday.

Thursday, July 16, 202007/16/2020

Maine Community College System

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David Daigler, President of Maine Community College System. Community colleges to reopen in fall with blend of online, in-person learning…

Local Headlines

25 minutes ago in Local

Somerset County man charged with manslaughter in connection with boating-related death

Fresh

A Maine man has been charged in connection with the death of a Skowhegan man who drowned in the Kennebec River on July 4.

29 minutes ago in Local

Large police presence in Lewiston after shooting downtown

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A convenience store in downtown Lewiston was shut down while police investigated a shooting Tuesday afternoon.

7 hours ago in Local

Man Accused of Murdering Another Man Before Portland Police Shot, Injured Him

Two officers are on administrative leave.

National Headlines

7 hours ago in National

California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development

An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology's potential to elude human control.