See exactly why our fine crews from Portland Fire & Rescue SET these fires, and then watched these structures burn to the ground …

The long-shuttered Bob White Theater still exudes character. But the real story here is the local character who has attracted hundreds of volunteers to help turn this abandoned theater into a community entertainment and culture center …

See the steps that contractors are taking, to bring this project closer to completion …

See why these Lents ladies say that sewing is not a lost art. Learn why they’re willing to share their skills with others, without charging for it …

UPDATED: See who police accuse of stealing and driving this car — and why he’s free to walk outer East Portland streets right now. STARTLING NEW DEVELOPMENT! See why police call this accused car thief “unlucky”—they pinched while driving another allegedly stolen car a week later …

Fueled by a ‘media leak’ – see why the incoming president and four board members resigned from their volunteer posts with the Parkrose Business Association – and, surprisingly, who they say is behind the unrest …

See what we found out about this unusual mid-morning shooting – which caused commotion in the neighborhood throughout the day …

The first 2012 Portland Rose Festival Ambassador is announced at David Douglas High School! Read this, and you’ll learn who she is – as you enjoy exclusive photos of this special school assembly …

Read an exclusive interview with a woman who helped her relative and great grandson escape this inferno …

Discover what neighbors learned, about a study to add more “neighborhood-scale commercial uses” along this outer East Portland thoroughfare. You can comment, if you do so before March 16 …

Find out what these folks learned about what’s happening in southern outer East Portland’s largest neighborhood …

Discover why firefighters’ quick arrival kept an unfortunate malfunction from turning into a tragedy …