Portland businesses’ paid taxes surged by 82% from more than $781 million in 2019 to more than $1.4 billion in 2023.

It’s time to get real and be honest with the public about the Franklin Arterial revamp planning and sea level rise. The City of Portland project rendering shows a 275-unit apartment building in the current Franklin Arterial median at the intersection with Lancaster Street.

Portland police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Kennedy Park on Saturday afternoon. Multiple witnesses said they heard between 5-8 gunshots ring out. When they arrived, police found several bullet holes in a nearby building.

Most of the United States is being assailed with extreme winter weather this week as Arctic air blasts south from Canada, snow tracks up the Northeast coast and

Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.

Three people were killed in a fiery car crash in Glenview early Sunday morning, according to the Glenview Police Department. Glenview police and firefighters responded to a single vehicle crash near the intersection of West Lake Avenue and Pfingsten Road around 4:30 a.

At least 28 governors have now ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

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Alton Brown has a pretty good sense of taste. So, it's always worthwhile to pay attention to his restaurant recommendations. These are a few of his favorites.

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What grade should the Celtics get ahead of their 40th game? What moves (if any) can they make to improve? Chris Forsberg opens up his latest mailbag.