‘It’s going to take a lot of work’: Railway owner dreams of passenger service from Portland to Montreal
FRYEBURG, Maine — Critics say it can’t be done, but if the owners of a proposed passenger train service are able to pull it off, it could bring hundreds of jobs and thousands of tourists to Maine. The last time the tracks in Fryeburg were used to carry ...
Portland Timbers captain stretchered off
TORONTO - Canadian international Will Johnson, captain of the Portland Timbers, left the field on a stretcher after injuring his right leg against Toronto FC. The incident happened in the first minute of Saturday afternoon's MLS game at BMO Field.
Passenger critically hurt in SE Portland crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A young woman was critically injured when the car she was riding in hit a telephone pole in Southeast Portland. The crash at the intersection of SE 138th Avenue and Division was reported around 6:50 a.m. Saturday. When ...
Portland police chief arrests guitar thief, tweets
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Flagged down on a Portland street after a man stole two guitars from a lounge, Police Chief Mike Reese quickly made an arrest two blocks away - and tweeted about it. Police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson says an assistant chief was with ...
Russian tourists, a language barrier and a very Portland moment: Guest opinion
If good citizens were the riches of a city in C.E.S. Wood's day, then Portland is the modern mother lode today. One example: I stopped on Terwilliger Boulevard between appointments to take pictures. A wide spot in the road is marked off for parking near ...
NAU, Portland State play to 1-1 draw
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The Northern Arizona women's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against Portland State as it opened its Big Sky regular season schedule on Friday night. Portland State is the defending regular-season league champs. "We knew going into ...
