How Cities Are Preventing Violence, Portland

How Cities Are Preventing Violence

Across the United States, police departments have been augmented by new community partners that play a role in keeping the ...

Willamette University And Pacific University Formally Agree To Merge

Willamette University & Pacific University have formally agreed to merge. When final, the merger will create Oregon's largest ...

Cheshire's Battipaglia, Portland's White will start for their teams in Frontier League All-Star Game

Cheshire's Ian Battipaglia is a Frontier League All-Star for the second straight year, and he'll be starting at shortstop.

TIMELINE: Thunderstorm potential possible around Portland this week

The threat of thunderstorms returns to the greater Portland-Vancouver metro area later this week. A low-pressure system ...

Engineers converge in Portland for seismic design showdown amid earthquake preparedness push

The 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering has kicked off in Portland, uniting students and professionals ...

Oregon vies for $160M semiconductor award as state faces ‘crossroads’

Oregon is among a group of states vying for a $160 million National Science Foundation award to boost its semiconductor industry while the state’s reputation as the Silicon Forest faces a ...

Chemical safety board skewers Maine paper mill over gas spill that led to deaths

Two young workers at Woodland Pulp in Washington County died after being exposed to toxic chemicals in a late-January leak.

Pacific and Willamette universities to merge, forming Oregon's largest private university

The combined university will serve more than 6,000 students across Pacific and Willamette's campuses in Salem, Forest Grove, ...

Willamette, Pacific merger to create Oregon's largest private university

The boards of Willamette University and Pacific University recently unanimously approved a merger to create the largest ...

Maine Blue Economy Week to spotlight Maine’s $6.8 billion ocean economy and future of marine innovation

Organizers open registration for three-day Portland event convening entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, students, policymakers and marine-sector ...

He sued the oil industry for $51B. Now he faces Republicans in a private grilling.

Roger Worthington, one of the lawyers at the center of a huge climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry, faces ...

Portland visits Washington after Iriafen's 25-point outing

The Mystics are 5-5 in home games. Washington leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 36.8 boards. Shakira Austin paces the Mystics with 9.1 rebounds.

Gov. Kotek says her next Oregon budget will prioritize summer learning programs

The governor hinted that lawmakers would be more ready to tap state reserves as they make difficult decisions over where to ...

Five takeaways as Lobster Bowl week begins

Players react to being around some of the best high school talent they’ve seen in Maine, while the individual fundraising ...

New Restaurant Academy taps Portland's Gregory Gourdet to teach industry skills

A payments company, a reservation platform and an industry trade group are teaming up on a new program to help restaurant ...

Federal Court: Maine Christian Schools Receiving Public Funding Must Follow Gender, Sexuality Rules

The court said Maine is permitted to exclude St. Dominic Academy from public funding if the school won't abide by state nondiscrimination rules. The ruling comes several years after the U.S. Supreme ...

Court: Publicly funded Maine religious schools must follow gender, sexuality rules

The court said Maine is permitted to exclude St. Dominic Academy from public funding if the school wonʼt abide by state ...

Varsity Maine Male Athlete of the Year: Cordell Jones, Portland

A three-sport standout, Jones made his teams better and had the ability to perform at a high standard in a variety of ways.

How AC Boise is giving Idaho’s top youth soccer players a shot at the pros

If you’re good enough — and that is a high level and age 16, 17 — we will know about you, and we’ll incorporate you in some ...

Meet the Varsity Maine Girls Team of the Year finalists

Good luck finding a team in any sport that was as dominant as Class C champion Mattanawcook Academy was this winter. The Lynx ...

What to Do in Portland (July 8-14, 2026)

Summer vacation malaise got the whole house feeling like melted butter on a hot day? Take an AC break and get sweaty with your neighbors (as opposed to your screens) enjoying a hip-hop dance showcase ...

The co-owner of a Maine lumber mill has died of injuries from the mill fire and explosion

The co-owner of a Maine lumber mill has died from injuries he sustained during a fire and explosion at the facility, bringing ...