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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Shelter-In-Place Orders

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 From Friday:  Noem calls out ‘herd mentality’ of shelter-in-place orders

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Americans Are Bracing

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Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Residential Internet Usage

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Residential internet usage in Maine surged last month as more families worked and studied from home, but providers say they…

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Morning News / Coronavirus Update

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There are now 470 cases spread across 15 Maine counties, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday.…

Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Dove Tail Bat

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Paul Lancisi CEO Dove Tail Bat, speaks to us about how his businesses is being affected by Coronavirus.

Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

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, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Spencer Thibodeau

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Spencer Thibodeau speaks to us on what Joe Biden’s Campaign is up to as well as what’s going on in…

Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

Capital Insights / John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci speaks to Matt about The Coronavirus in the state of Maine.

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…

Local Headlines

12 hours ago in Local

Portland Jetport Among Airports Hit by Technical Problems at Key Air Traffic Center

Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast

12 hours ago in Local

Prime Bayside Lots in Portland Now Being Marketed for Development

The city rezoned the property for dense commercial housing.

13 hours ago in Local

Fire Heavily Damages Farmingdale Home, Owner Flown to Maine Med for Smoke Inhalation

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

National Headlines

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.

2 weeks ago in National

Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections

A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American plates.