Portland police arrested John A. Knight and booked him into Multnomah County Jail after detectives linked him to an April assault on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The victim suffered shoulder, knee and hand injuries.

A man and a woman were found with gunshot injuries near North Lombard and North Wall late Wednesday; police are investigating case 26-139116.

Developers requested a 52.7-acre lease at PDX for a roughly $130M industrial-and-office project; the Port of Portland will review the request this week.

An investigative review found multiple grand‑jury refusals in Tillamook County, raising questions about charging practices and prompting a county response. The DA’s office says it will defend its work.

Two men were arrested after separate Portland chases — a stolen car tracked on I‑84 and a moped that drove into oncoming traffic. Air support helped lead officers to the arrests.

A commercial blaze at McMenamin’s John Barleycorns in Tigard sent crews to the scene Tuesday morning; occupants evacuated and the cause remains unknown.

Longtime Portland organizer Cayle Tern, 49, has died. He was known for defending Laotian and Southeast Asian families during a period of intensified enforcement.

A 25-year-old caregiver was arrested after detectives say he sexually abused an elderly resident at a Raleigh Hills care facility; investigators are seeking possible victims.

A University of Oregon student was found dead near Lookout Reservoir east of Lowell after days of searching. Officials say there is no evidence of a crime.

Viral videos claimed 213,000 people were in a 'volcanic death zone' near the Three Sisters. Scientists say monitoring shows slow uplift and tiny quakes, not an imminent explosion.

At a heated Lincoln High forum, Oregon’s budget co‑chairs faced pleas to use reserve funds as districts warn of layoffs and deep program cuts. Advocates pressed for immediate relief while lawmakers pushed for longer-term fixes.

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter visited Portland’s Columbia Boulevard plant as the city highlighted a $1,092,000 federal award to replace key treatment equipment.

Police matched surveillance and Lime rental logs to arrest a Portland man accused of robbing two dispensaries in October 2023.