Portland teacher punched; former player expelled
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland say a former high school football player accused of punching a teacher multiple times in the head has been arrested for investigation of misdemeanor assault. Portland Public Schools spokeswoman Christine Miles ...
Portland weighs risky request to state on aid to undocumented immigrants
Portland city councilors wrestled Monday night with whether to seek state reimbursement for welfare payments to undocumented immigrants, in the face of LePage administration warnings that doing so could jeopardize more than $8 million in state funding for ...
Portland teen's arrest prompts outrage, police review: Monday's Top 5 news roundup (video)
Portland Police Chief Mike Reese has requested a review of the weekend arrest of a 16-year-old boy who was stunned with a Taser gun and wrestled to the ground as officers tried to take him into custody. The scuffle sparked an outcry at the scene early ...
Portland allocates $2.7 million to raise street near four-tower Bayside project
PORTLAND, Maine — The city of Portland will devote $2.7 million to raising the street grade along one side of the four-tower, $150 million Midtown project after councilors passed a slate of measures related to the development Monday night. Construction ...
