Portland

Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school district, will discontinue its use of Portland Police Bureau school resource officers and joins a handful of other urban districts from Minneapolis to Denver that are rethinking school police officers amid the outrage over the death of George Floyd.

From “foster failure” to adoption success story, one family in Maine can’t imagine its home without its furry friend. Last summer, Janice Ribeiro and her son, Sam, started feeling like they were ready to have a dog again. Their previous pet had passed away, and they wanted to ease back in to pet ownership. They decided to be a foster...

When Dese’Rae Stage interviews survivors of suicide attempts for a website she created, she asks herself a question news reporters may not always consider: How much did it hurt? A survivor herself, she wants to be sure that readers of her website “Live Through This” come away with a real picture of suicide — no romance, no facile explanations and...

Police say multiple people have been stabbed at a suburban Portland shopping center and that a suspect has been apprehended.

In 2015, $220 million was lost to wire fraud in the United States. In 2019, losses will surpass $1.5 billion, according to WFG National Title Insurance Company. In the past, attempts to trick people were often clumsy, FBI agents told journalists on Friday. Now they can be sophisticated. If people are asked via email to transfer money under a deadline,...

If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America’s phones overnight, delivering confusing messages from friends, family and the occasional ex. Friends who hadn’t talked to each other in months were jolted into chatting. Others briefly panicked. A telecom vendor called Syniverse said a server...

A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the rule from going into effect Sunday. It’s not clear when he will rule...

The News4 I-Team found at least 16 people around the country have died using electric scooters in just over a year. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer has more on how city leaders in our area are trying to get a handle on this growing trend.

Four-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and noted U.S. marathon champion is retiring from competitive running after a 15-year career, the Massachusetts native announced Monday morning on social media. In two posts on Instagram, Flanagan explained she will be transition to a role as professional coach for the Nike Bowerman Track Club in Portland, Oregon.

A clothing company has put up a billboard in Times Square that depicts President Trump being hog-tied by a woman clad in its athletic wear

Java culture is all around us – so much so that, according to a Reuters poll, 63 percent of Americans age 18 or older say they drank coffee the previous day. With this in mind, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities in the country across 14 key indicators of coffee lover-friendliness to determine the best coffee cities in America and...

Former U.S. Sen. Al Franken is testing his welcome on the speaking circuit as he takes more steps into public life after sexual misconduct allegations derailed his political career. The Star Tribune reports that tickets went on sale Friday for “An Evening with Al Franken” Oct. 2 at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. The hall says Franken will share behind-the-scenes...

In response to the hard seltzer craze that has taken the nation by storm, police in Portland, Maine, “cleared the air” and issued a warning to drinkers of one particular brand. The department took to Twitter Monday to address the phrase “ain’t no laws when you’re drinking claws,” which people often say when drinking White Claw hard seltzer.

With both the left and the right declaring victory following a long-hyped rally that had Portland, Oregon, on edge it seems the liberal city will continue to be a flashpoint in an increasingly divided country. City officials were mostly relieved that a downtown gathering Saturday of more than 1,000 far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators wasn’t as violent as feared. “I’m...

Oregon will allow students to take “mental health days” just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law that experts say is one of the first of its kind in the U.S. But don’t call it coddling. The students behind the measure say it’s meant to...

The Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon has five flamingo chicks that are learning to walk. The flock hatched last week.

Just because summer is in full swing doesn’t mean it’s too late to plan your dream getaway. News4’s Melissa Mollet shares how to plan the ultimate last-minute trip.

At least one person was detained outside Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., Saturday night amid continuing clashes between far-right demonstrators and counter protesters.

At least one person was detained outside Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., Saturday night amid continuing clashes between far-right demonstrators and counter protesters.