Sheriff’s office seeks owners of abandoned animals
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about the owners of a group of abandoned animals, including chickens and a pot-bellied pig.Man fatally shot outside busy Aloha grocery store
A 52-year-old man is in custody after a fatal shooting outside a Thriftway.Letters: 1st District race, clear choice, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, banks and lawsuits, Randy Leonard, Portland Police shooting
Given that hindsight is easy, I was left wondering this: If you believe that someone is trying to engage you, so as to make you the instrument of their death, why start talking to him, as the article portrays the Portland police officers as doing? It would seem more prudent to focus on keeping the area secure while waiting for the mental health team to arrive. They are the experts.OLCC reports increase in year-to-year liquor sales
Hard liquor sales in Oregon increased in 2011, according to new figures from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.Police: Sex crimes unit looking into alleged hazing
Portland police say detectives with the sex crimes unit are investigating alleged hazing at Grant High School.Fire destroys Molalla building
A massive fire destroyed a building used by a charity in Molalla.Burglars target homes in upscale Portland neighborhood
Burglars broke into two homes in an upscale Portland neighborhood Wednesday.Emergency notification system fails test
The first city-wide test of Portland's emergency notification system has been described as a "failure."Magnitude 9.0 quake hit Northwest 312 years ago today
Thursday marked the 312th anniversary of the last, great Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake to strike the Pacific Northwest, according to researchers at the Oregon Department of Geology.