A man reportedly fired shots and then hijacked a TriMet bus on Wednesday, later barricading himself inside the bus alone, ...

Hosea J. Chambers surrendered his handgun to Perrault, who dropped it out the window and then dashed from the transit vehicle ...

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The 49-year-old woman who died and her boyfriend had purchased a half gram of fentanyl powder for $40 from a seller the night ...

For the first time this winter, snow showers are possible in Portland this weekend, with state and local agencies offering advice on how the public can prepare.

Preparations are underway ahead of winter weather.Fairview Boulevard in Portland’s Arlington Heights Neighborhood was dry and quiet, Friday, but come Sunday mor ...

Two teen boys and an adult were arrested on Wednesday after an alleged armed carjacking in southeast Portland.

After nearly a decade behind the wheel, TriMet bus driver Mike Perrault thought he’d seen it all as the depths of addiction and despair passed by his farebox. “We’re like social workers without any of ...

Rev. Dr. W.J. Mark Knutson, a pastor with Portland's Augustana Lutheran Church - and chair of Lift Every Voice Oregon - ...

Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.