PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Prosecutors in Maine said Monday they will seek to try a 17-year-old charged with murder in the death of a paddleboarder as an adult. The body of Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart, 48, of St. George, was found earlier this month on Crawford Pond in Union, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of…
Food meets fashion: Zesti Food Carts to host Forest Grove vintage pop-up Published 5:00 am Friday, July 4, 2025 Zesti Food Carts is hosting a vintage pop-up that blends retro style, local eats and live music. (Wade Evanson/Forest Grove News-Times) Zesti Food Carts is hosting a one-day vintage pop-up this summer where shoppers can grab…
Former NBA player Ben McLemore has been found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman during a lake house party attended by many of his then-teammates from the Portland Trail Blazers, a jury ruled Thursday. The jury in Clackamas County, located directly south of Portland, found McLemore, 32, guilty of rape, unlawful sexual penetration and one…
Public school administrators in Portland, Oregon, are facing a federal civil rights probe over a transgender student-athlete’s alleged participation in a girls’ track and field meet last week, the U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday. The department’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Portland’s school district and the Oregon School Activities Association,…
As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators piece together the government’s response to the 2023 tragedy. One text exchange hinted officials might also be using a second, untraceable messaging service. “That’s what…