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How tree-friendly is your city? Look it up.
In the face of severe water scarcity, the municipality focuses on planting native, drought-tolerant trees like velvet ...
Maine’s new cold storage facility is at the center of a legal battle over millions in unpaid bills
Several construction companies that helped build the refrigerated shipping warehouse in Portland say they are still waiting ...
'We've sacrificed deeply': Portland Public Schools proposes $40M budget cut amid enrollment decline
District officials said the 2025-26 budget marks the third straight year Portland Public Schools has faced a significant ...
Groundbreaking for Portland Thorns, WNBA training facility draws crowd
The facility, which will host the Portland Thorns and future Portland WNBA team, will be located on NE Alocleck Dr. in existing office buildings previously occupied by Nike. Governor Tina Kotek, ...
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Winterhawks knock off No. 1 Everett 4-2 in Game 7, advance to WHL Western Conference finals
The Portland Winterhawks beat the Everett Silvertips 4-2 in Game 7 of the Western Hockey League second-round series to advance to the WHL Western Conference finals for a second consecutive season.
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Proposal to make Portland Street Response its own standalone unit moves forward
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — The Portland City Council’s Community and Public Safety Committee just passed a resolution to make ...
No. 13 Oregon baseball’s bullpen collapses, again, in 2nd loss to Portland this season
With the Ducks holding a five-run lead after six, relievers Ryan Featherston and Seth Mattox each allowed three runs in a ...
Portland expansion team takes major step toward 2026 WNBA tip-off
Portland’s WNBA team breaks ground on a shared $150M facility with the Thorns, marking a major step toward its 2026 league ...
Two Oregon high schools named national co-champions in U.S. Constitution contest
Portland’s Lincoln High and Salem’s Sprague High topped schools nationwide at a competition in Washington, D.C.
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Proponents File Ballot Initiatives to Move Hard Liquor Sales From State Stores to Grocers
Proponents file ballot measures that would allow grocers to sell hard liquor. Similar campaigns to privatize OLCC’s monopoly ...
City Council to consider making Portland Street Response its own branch, equal to police or fire
Right now, Portland Street Response can be reached by calling 911 from anywhere in the city between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. every ...
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Hillsboro breaks ground on combo WNBA/NWSL facility
A series of drug trafficking missions conducted in the Portland area earlier this year and involving multiple law enforcement ...