A 53-year-old Portland man has died after a late‑March motorcycle crash in the Lents neighborhood. Police say the rider swerved to avoid pedestrians and the Major Crash Team is investigating.

A Lake Oswego man was arrested following a year-long investigation and grand jury indictment. He faces three counts of first‑degree sodomy and remains jailed in Clackamas County.

Portland beat the Clippers 114-104 as Jrue Holiday hit seven threes and Deni Avdija nearly posted a triple‑double. The win pulls the Blazers within a half‑game of the West's eighth seed.

A Gresham man was sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty in the Dec. 26, 2023 killing of Cody Funk and a separate early‑2024 stabbing that left another unhoused man seriously injured.

A motorcyclist died after an early-morning crash at NE Sandy Boulevard and NE 141st Drive. Portland police’s Major Crash Team is investigating and have closed the roadway.

Federal agents arrested a Portland man last week after a search turned up roughly a pound of cocaine, 34 firearms, two destructive devices and body armor. The case is now in federal hands.

Rain and gusty south winds hit Portland on Wednesday, April 1. Cascades will see heavy snow and hazardous travel through Thursday.

A 29-year-old man was critically injured in a Vancouver stabbing Saturday night; police arrested 35‑year‑old Jason Johnson, who faces attempted murder and other charges.

Portland renamed Custer Park 'Scht Wiwnu, an Indigenous name meaning "path of the huckleberry," and marked the change with a naming ceremony and volunteer plantings.

The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved new residential electricity rate increases for PGE and Pacific Power that take effect April 1, 2026, prompting pushback from consumer advocates.

A shooting at a rural Hillsboro party left two people hurt; ATF K9 Moby recovered a pistol and two teens were detained, officials said.

Amazon agreed to pay $20.5M to settle claims its Boardman-area data centers worsened nitrate contamination; funds are slated to help well users in the Lower Umatilla Basin.

A 60-year-old man from Naples, N.Y., died after his SUV left I‑84 near Durkee and rolled several times, authorities say.