Here’s what’s known about the two outer East Portland teenagers who died of suspected accidental drug overdoses within 24 hours of each other …

Week #86 Shooting Report | Again this week, we must report yet another death by shooting in outer East Portland. This, other shooting cases, and this week’s ‘Shots Fired Log’ are in this article …

So far, only the victim in this deadly outer East Portland collision has been identified, but the cowardly driver has not. See if you can help catch the culprit …

Week #85 Shooting Report | The grim, deadly statistics of shootings and homicides keep rising for outer East Portland. Read all about it here, including Mayor Ted Wheeler’s public response to the violence in his city …

Is the Portland Police Bureau ‘Focused Intervention Team’ making a difference in our neighborhoods? You bet! Take a look …

Week #84 Shooting Report | Shooting injury and death continue in outer East Portland this week; Four shootings leave one person dead, and three injured. This, in addition to scores of other shootings – including a big one, at a now-familiar night spot …

See why this was a tragic day, with single-vehicle smashups in the Montavilla and Lents neighborhoods …

Week #83 Shooting Report | The death toll keeps rising, as violent persons use guns to kill outer East Portland residents. Another wounded man was take to the hospital. And, there still lots of shots being fired in our neighborhoods …

Here’s a look at some of the good the Portland Police Bureau “Focused Intervention Team” is doing in outer East Portland – taking guns away from armed, violent people …

UPDATE: Dillon found, safe and sound | How will our beloved outer East Portland baseball team, the Portland Pickles, survive the tragic loss of their cheerful mascot? Maybe you can help rescue him after being snatched …

Week #82 Shooting Report | Astonishingly, one of the murders happened in broad daylight; two gunfire homicides were on the same day. Two more victims were injured in other afternoon drive-by shootings. And, the weekly ‘Shots Fired Log’ shows 52 incidents. Are you okay with your streets being turned into a deadly battlefield? Consider this horrifying trend and read our first-ever editorial, at the end …

Both crashes were on January 29th, both in the Hazelwood neighborhood. Investigators haven’t said why a man was hit in the traffic lanes; but in the other incident, officials are clear about why the PPB Sergeant’s cruiser was rear-ended …