There had been an outbreak of diphtheria in the Portland suburb where he'd been raised.

At Nike's grassy campus in this booming Portland suburb, it can be difficult to tell the joggers from the shoe testers.

Pacific University is in the Portland suburb of Forest Grove.

In this Portland suburb, that challenge was on display.

Since then, several other multimillion-dollar sales have taken place, including that of a 3,360-square-foot Tudor with 52 acres in Cape Elizabeth, a Portland suburb.

The two are running even in the Portland suburbs.

All now live in a Portland suburb.

The burdens can take an especially severe toll in a small place like Gorham, Me., a rapidly growing Portland suburb of 11,000 people.

The girl, who is now 6 years old, developed seizures shortly after the family's move here from a Portland suburb.

A few families have moved away in recent weeks, but many residents of the complex in this Portland suburb say they cannot afford to move.