A registered sex offender tried to flee after bicycle officers handcuffed him near Northwest Fifth and Flanders, police say.

Vinyl Resting Place owner Steve Cook waited 15 minutes on hold with 911 while a suspect torched newspaper at his front door in St. Johns.

A fire-extinguisher service worker's quick action helped stop the flames at an Andresen Road Shell station, witnesses say.

Richard Williams lost one twin son to bleeding complications before birth — now he's riding 5,000 miles to help kids he'll never meet.

Bystanders grabbed baseball bats during one of two chaotic clashes on NW Spruce Avenue, police say.

Facing a HUD probe and a disabled applicant's lawsuit, Multnomah County deleted three survey questions tied to race and orientation from its housing tool.

A neighbor described watching her own house begin to melt as flames tore through a previously flagged SE Portland property.

A routine patrol stop in Beaverton unraveled a sprawling identity theft ring with victims across Oregon and Washington.

Christopher Herrera allegedly aimed a gun at strangers on western Eugene streets before officers boxed in his Subaru and fired pepper balls to get him out.

Brent Erickson, 59, was missing since August 7 before a Weyerhaeuser security worker found him half a mile from his stranded truck.

Portland’s Tuesday stays mostly dry, but a much wetter pattern arrives Wednesday. Thunderstorms could join the forecast Thursday.

Police shut down NE Hogan Drive for hours after a driver fled the scene, leaving a pedestrian hospitalized.

Portland hits 85 Monday before rain, wind and thunderstorm chances take over midweek.