Find out why this tragedy adds to heartrending problems already faced by this Centennial Neighborhood family in the past year …

Find out what happened when a huge vacuum truck couldn’t slow down, coming down off Mt. Scott in outer East Portland …

He graduated, in just two days, from stealing snacks to demanding cash from convenience stores – see why it’s a good thing cops nabbed this armed robber …

Find out why first-responders call these bikers ‘lucky’, after being involved in this Lents neighborhood wreck – although, in another way, it wasn’t such a “lucky day” for one of them …

Scant official information is available about this wreck, but the damage done  to the vehicles speaks clearly of the impact of this smashup …

Find out why officials say that what this pair did behind Mill Park Elementary went way beyond being a prank …

Arson investigators aren’t releasing details, but find out what neighbors think was cause of the fire …

Both in the dead of night – and in broad daylight – incidents lead neighbors to call East Burnside Street ‘Gangster Alley’ …

Take a look at one of our favorite stories every year – the announcement of the “Police Officer of the Year” and “Firefighter of the Year” awards, at a special dinner …

Witnesses couldn’t believe it when they saw the car flipping through the air – and the bad driver take off on foot, after causing a three-car pileup in Powellhurst-Gilbert …

Find out why, when firefighters thought they were gaining control of this Brentwood-Darlington house fire, it kept flaring up again and again …

Read on, and see why at least one customer is shocked and dismayed to learn about an investigation that has rocked the neighborhood …