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Tuesday’s midterm elections ushered in a historic blue wave across the United States, with Democrats picking up seats even in historically conservative states like South Carolina and Texas. In many cases,...
As if Mother Nature knew we in Maine would need something to rally around this past week, she delivered up meaty material on the best and most cliché small-talk topic of all — the weather — in the form...
The high school game has seen turnout decline steadily, but more attention toward drawing children to the sport is getting results.
The School Board will vote on a moratorium on Monday that would ban the use of artificial intelligence for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade through the rest of the school year.
Molly Williams' 51st goal of the season is the winner as the Windjammers complete perfect season.
The Montana State volleyball team lost its second straight match Thursday night, falling in three sets to Portland State. The Bobcats (15-9, 8-5) had swept the Vikings (12-12, 8-5) in
"Obviously a little chip on our shoulder because we feel like we have more to prove," Griz WR Landon Ransom-Goelz said.
Night’s falling early these days—you may as well spend even more time in the dark. This month’s second-run screenings are full of strange company, including alienated teenagers, sleepwalkers, milk truc...
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Artists and musicians abound this week! Singer-guitarist Mdou Moctar comes through Portland with psych rock rippers, the Philip Glass Ensemble delivers the hypnotic Powaqqatsi score, and did you know Teenage...
Portland General Electric seeks a 4.8% rate hike. Oregon regulators set a Nov. 10 Zoom meeting for public comment. Typical residential bills could rise about $8.33 a month. Final decision due June 2027.
PORTLAND — A federal judge has rejected Portland General Electric’s request to add 200 unnamed defendants to litigation over groundwater contamination in Morrow and Umatilla counties. The power utility i...
The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and the Maine Monitor are teaming up to investigate problems that arise as voters go to the polls.
Denver's All-Star point guard scored 35 or more points for the third time in six games to start the season, but it wasn't enough.
Portland Timbers legend Diego Chará announced Monday afternoon that he will retire from professional soccer following the conclusion of the shortened 2027 spring MLS season. It will be the end of a remarkab...
As music genres become more expansive by the day, it’s still a feat to say “I’ve never heard anything like it” and mean it. Yet, such is the case with Son Rompe Pera’s latest release, Marimbazos de...
The first line of dialogue in the lengthily titled Marsha Blovotnik and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup is actually quite succinct: “I’m angry!” shouts Marsha Blovotnik. It sets the tone for the cha...
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District 4 City Council candidate and Portland police officer Eli Arnold is ranked among the top police officers for incidents in which force was used against a person, according to Portland Police Bureau (P...
The rains have finally returned to Portland, and with them, an influx of new restaurants. Portland’s already impressive vegan scene is getting a boost from two pop-ups moving into semi-permanent spaces, on...
Portland families rally to stop PPS from closing up to 14 schools amid declining enrollment and a looming $65.2M shortfall. City Council demands more transparency as Sellwood Middle School fights to stay open.
Portland Police responded to a reported shooting early Sunday morning in Old Town.A witness told KATU they heard dozens of gunshots coming from the area of NW
The Yarmouth and Winthrop boys and Freeport also claim team crowns, and Nora Schmidt edges Georgia Moon in a tight Class A girls race.
The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News and The Maine Monitor are fielding elections complaints.