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Outdoor dining in Maine in winter? Portland is extending restaurants’ permits into January.

This tale of a moose on the loose had the best possible ending. On Wednesday, people living near Willard Beach in South Portland, Maine, were treated to a series of moose encounters after one of the animals wandered into their neighborhood. He seemed to find his way everywhere: munching on leaves and branches in backyards; the beach, where he went…

People in South Portland, Maine, had a series of moose encounters for a couple of days, even visiting the beach.

The sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon, denied he supported President Donald Trump’s reelection bid after the president claimed during Tuesday night’s debate that he secured an endorsement from the “sheriff of Portland.”

Police say a right-wing rally and counter-protests in Portland, Oregon, have largely dispersed without serious violence on Saturday, though they are investigating an assault after one person who was documenting the event was pushed to the ground and kicked in the face

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency Friday as she announced that state troopers and sheriff’s deputies would be sent to Portland through the weekend to help police, in the state’s largest city, monitor a weekend rally by the right-wing group Proud Boys and counter-protests by liberal groups. Portland has been roiled by often violent protests for...

A person who tried to fly from Maine to Florida has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting an exposure warning for travelers who went through Portland International Jetport Monday.

The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in Portland, Oregon, after clashes erupted there night after night between law enforcement and demonstrators, a department spokesperson said Thursday.

Hundreds of people gathered for Black Lives Matter rallies and marches Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, as often violent nightly demonstrations that have happened for 100 days showed no signs of ceasing.

Police have declared an unlawful assembly at a demonstration Friday night in Portland, Oregon, as the city this weekend reaches 100 straight nights of protests marked by vandalism and violence

Both the suspect in the slaying of the right-wing protester in Portland, Oregon last weekend and the victim had handguns when their confrontation started amid dueling street demonstrations, according to court documents made public Friday. The documents said victim Aaron “Jay” Danielson, a supporter of a right-wing group called Patriot Prayer, was wearing a loaded Glock pistol in a holster…

Michael Forest Reinoehl, the man believed to have fatally shot a supporter of President Donald Trump following skirmishes between Black Lives Matter protesters and a pro-Trump caravan in Portland, Oregon, was a regular at the demonstrations that have roiled the Northwest city for months

Oregon State Police will return to Portland to help local authorities after the fatal shooting of a man following clashes between President Donald Trump supporters and counter-protesters that led to an argument between the president and the city’s mayor over who was to blame for the violence.

One person was fatally shot late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as Black Lives Matter protesters and people from a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters clashed in the streets

Federal authorities on Saturday forced demonstrators away from a plaza near a federal building as dueling demonstrations in Portland by right-wing and left-wing protesters turned violent

Protesters in Oregon’s largest city have clashed again with federal agents outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building that has become a new focus of the demonstrations that have gripped Portland for months

Officials say protesters in Portland broke out the windows of a county government building, sprayed lighter fluid inside and set it on fire in a demonstration that ended with clashes with police

With just weeks until school is set to begin in Maine, officials in Portland are still trying to finalize a plan to send students back safely. On Tuesday, a five-hour meeting of the city board of education to decide on a proposed hybrid plan to put students back in classrooms ended with a vote to pause the meeting and pick…

Officials in Maine’s largest school district planned to meet again Wednesday evening to try and finalize a plan to send students back safely this fall.

The newly elected district attorney in Portland, Oregon, has announced a new policy that means that cases will be dismissed against dozens — and possibly several hundred — people arrested on lesser charges at the ongoing protests in Oregon’s largest city