Central Catholic and Friends of Trees settled a $29M wrongful‑death suit after 14‑year‑old Christopher Kelly was struck by a falling tree during a 2021 volunteer planting trip. Court papers say the deal was reached in February and avoids a trial set for this month.

Portland’s 911 bureau has earned a rare international accreditation after cutting non‑emergency waits and speeding emergency answer times.

Tactical teams sealed off SE Division in Richmond after firefighters were confronted by an armed person. Nearby apartments were evacuated and no injuries were reported.

A Portland judge handed Yanko Fajardo-Quintaril six years after a plea in a decade-long child-abuse case that investigators say included beatings, deprivation and forced labor. Court records and interviews detail the allegations and the long timeline of the investigation.

A year after the deaths of a Cornelius mother and her three children, investigators still haven't released a cause or named a suspect.

A warrant was issued for ex‑Gresham officer Hector Carranza after he removed a court‑ordered ankle monitor on March 21; he had been indicted last year on multiple sexual‑offense counts.

A Portland rider says a man boarded at Pioneer Square, threw items and groped her on a MAX train; TriMet video and court filings led to an arrest.

A Multnomah County judge found Dorian Cannon guilty except for insanity in the 2022 Old Town stabbing death of veteran Anthony Hartley; Cannon will be committed to the Oregon State Hospital.

A Umatilla County man pleaded guilty after a 2022 Wildhorse Resort robbery that ended with gunfire; sentencing is set for Aug. 4, 2026.

A Bend-La Pine bus driver was arrested after a supervisor reported she appeared intoxicated during an elementary route. Police later recorded a 0.16 BAC.

Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez announced the arrest and conviction of a 21-year-old accused of selling fentanyl in downtown Portland; bodycam footage will be released.

A stolen car taken from a Gresham trampoline‑park parking lot sparked a multi‑agency chase onto I‑84 and ended in four arrests, police say. Video from Gresham Police shows officers stopping the vehicle with spike strips and a box‑in.

Hillsboro Police posted photos naming 13 people after two March retail-theft operations; charges range from theft to alleged drug and burglary-tool offenses.