Summer is here. Really! With our glorious 80 days of beautiful weather just around the corner, now’s a good time to learn how to be safe – and not run afoul of the law – before you slip your watercraft into one of our rivers.  READ THIS and learn about their special enforcement mission going on right now to curb drunken boating …

Find out why Multnomah County Sheriff’s Captain Bobbi Luna, in charge of our jails, says her additional duties as President of the American Jail Association will benefit both those in custody – and everyday citizens …

These weren’t just a couple of kids peddling pot!  You’ll be amazed and astounded at how much heavy-duty dope was seized – and why the three charged with being big-time, south-of-the-border drug dealers won’t be going anywhere soon …

Is it really fair that, for years, this nondescript building has been bashed as being a ‘legalized drug house, and ‘the source of problems on the MAX Light Rail line at NE 162nd Avenue’?  Find out the amazing truth about what goes on behind these usually-closed doors, right here …

It’s a mystery why bullets blew out a car’s rear window and killed the driver on E. Burnside Street. But, what’s behind the shooting death in the Hazelwood neighborhood was all too clear. Find out …

See why firefighters were ‘ducking and covering’ in and around this house until they were sure the fire was completely extinguished …

See why it appears that this fellow just couldn’t help but keep from making bad choices, one, after another, after another …

Take a look at this story, and you’ll see why this fellow didn’t drive way from his single-car accident …

Find why a Portland Police Bureau officer took it upon himself to write a children’s book about Community Policing. And, you’ll see perhaps the very last photo of ex-Chief Rosie Sizer smiling – and a picture of Chief Mike Reese while he was still East Precinct Commander …

All the unrelated commotion at the Portland Police Bureau eclipsed a moving ceremony that took place last week. Take a look, and you’ll have new-found respect for Multnomah County’s law officers …

Find out why both the homeowners and Portland Fire & Rescue crews walked away from this fire – it burned the home down to the ground – with a big smile …

Find out why some neighbors say this homicide shocked them – and why others say they weren’t at all surprised – as a man was found dead on this residential sidewalk …

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