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Thursday, July 9, 202007/09/2020

Jonathan Sahrbeck

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Cumberland County District Attorney, Jonathan Sahrbeck speaks to Matt Gagnon about: Portland Police and the recent violence  Resource Officers in…

Thursday, July 9, 202007/09/2020

2nd Congressional Race

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SurveyUSA Poll gives Dale Crafts edge in GOP primary in Maine’s 2nd District

Thursday, July 9, 202007/09/2020

TBT / Supreme Court Decision

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A quick chat about Thunderstorms last night, TBT = Thunder Cats and Captain Planet… Plus Supreme Court sides with Trump…

Thursday, July 9, 202007/09/2020

Mask Wearing Required

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Mills issues order for businesses to enforce state’s mask requirement

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Cancel Culture

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J.K. Rowling, Bari Weiss and Noam Chomsky Among Dozens to Sign Open Letter Calling for End to Cancel Culture

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Portland Rental Assistance

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In response to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the City of Portland will make available up…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

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, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Shawn Moody

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Shawn Moody joins the program to discuss how his business Moody’s Collision has been operating since the pandemic started and…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Emergency Loan Program

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Errors cloud emergency loan program’s impact on Maine jobs

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Demand For Lower Tuition

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Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester

Local Headlines

22 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.

26 minutes ago in Local

Large police presence in Lewiston after shooting downtown

Fresh

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.