Top Stories and Local News Discovery
Top Stories is the app's starting point for a quick local briefing. The Newsfeed groups headlines under Top Stories, Local, and Nation & World, so readers can move from Maine coverage to broader stories without leaving the same screen. Story cards use photos, video markers, and clear headlines to make it easy to choose a text update or a clip.
A side menu adds focused entries such as Videos, Marijuana in Maine, Chime In, Obituaries, and station information, while search helps find a section or topic. This layout suits morning reading, breaking-news checks, or a quick catch-up between errands because the main feed and deeper categories remain a few taps apart.
Live Newscasts and Watch Playlists
Watch turns the app into a compact video hub for live and on-demand coverage. Its player area includes a Latest News Broadcast entry, New and Featured tabs, an Autoplay Next switch, and a Live section for scheduled programming. When a broadcast is not airing, the page explains that the live stream has ended and points viewers to the schedule rather than leaving them at a blank player.
Below the player, playlists keep recent broadcasts, weathercasts, and local stories together. Story cards can carry both play and image markers, helping viewers decide whether to watch a clip or read the accompanying report. It works well for users who prefer a morning briefing in video, want to check a scheduled newscast, or browse shorter clips during the day.
Location-Based Forecasts and Weather Tools
Weather gives users a location-aware view of current conditions and upcoming changes. A search field can switch the displayed city or ZIP code, while the main panel shows temperature, high and low values, precipitation, wind, humidity, and UV index. Separate seven-day and hourly forecast controls make it easy to choose a quick outlook or a closer look at the next few hours.
Forecast rows add daily icons, temperatures, and precipitation chances, and the wider Weather area links to Radar, Closings & Delays, Maps, and Hurricane Tracker. That combination is useful for planning commutes, outdoor activities, and school or travel decisions when local conditions matter more than a generic national forecast.
Station Sections, Alerts, and Account Choices
Beyond the main feed, WGME 13 organizes station resources into practical sections. The menu includes Contact, People, Careers, TV Listings, Chime In, Obituaries, and other local information, so readers can move from a story to station details without opening a separate service. The Me area also provides account access, App Settings, Help & Support, Privacy Choices, and Legal, Copyright, & Policies.
Sign-in is presented as a way to enhance the news experience, while the Newsfeed, Watch, and Weather navigation remains available as a starting point. Notifications can keep breaking stories and local events visible, and the station structure makes the app useful both for daily headlines and occasional lookups such as broadcast schedules or community contacts.
