Portland's former DEI director says he didn't quit, he was fired. In an interview about his departure, just one day after a council workshop on the subject that left some councilors wanting, Umaru Balde said his ideas
were often shut down by city leaders. The city manager and mayor declined to discuss Balde’s allegations.
A Portland landlord has agreed to pay her soon-to-be former tenants $16,000 to settle a rent control dispute. The private agreement means the city will not move forward with a recommended fine.
Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay, the Sea Dogs' all-female broadcast team, fulfilled a dream by calling a Red Sox game at Fenway Park Monday night.
Sue Abercrombie, who was one of the few Republicans brave enough to run for public office in Portland, died unexpectedly while out of state helping a friend recover from surgery.
The last man charged in a deadly 2022 shooting on Woodford Street has rejected plea deals and is poised to go to trial next fall.
The police department is promoting a series of videos it had produced in an attempt to boost recruitment. Some focus on the city's scenery while others showed officers carrying out dramatic, simulated scenarios.
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