Multnomah County News

A 30-year-old Portland man, Levi Denison, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on Tuesday on a string of charges including attempted drug smuggling into the Multnomah County Detention Center. Other charges against him included…

Dressed in prison garb when he made his escape by walking away from a prison work crew and jumping onto a downtown Salem bus, T.J. Harvey Bennett was rearrested in Portland on Sunday. Bennett (44) was imprisoned at the Santiam…

The Portland Trail Blazers dominated over the injury-disrupted New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center last night. In their fourth loss in five games, the Pelicans went down to a 118-100 loss despite some stellar moments, as…

The law license of Portland attorney Derek Ashton has been suspended for 60 days by a state bar disciplinary panel, citing obstruction of justice during his representation of real estate developer Terry Bean in a sex abuse case. Ashton…

After the Portland Trail Blazers came back from down 17 against Oklahoma City Thunder to tie the game at 68 at the half at the Moda Center, Oklahoma City led 38-17 in the third quarter. The Blazers were never able to get back in the…

It took a Multnomah County jury less than eight hours to find Colby Benson (40), aka 'Shooter', guilty of second-degree murder that, he said, he committed when ‘high on meth.’ Benson was found guilty of second-degree murder for shooting…

By the fourth quarter, and with just over a minute on the clock, on Wednesday night at the Intuit Dome, the 90-82 lead built up by the Los Angeles Clippers slipped away as they failed to score on four straight possessions. The Portland…

The Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell announced that county jails swelled to over 90% capacity over the weekend, creating an emergency staffing crisis. Multnomah County Jails Almost At Maximum Capacity At the…

It was a pair of bright orange sneakers that helped police track down 60-year-old Lance Gregory Fluker, whose attempt at disguise with a black mask and black woolen hat failed after he robbed two credit unions in Portland on Saturday.…

A ballot box in Portland was set alight during the early hours of Monday morning, prompting increased surveillance and an appeal to the public to report suspicious behavior. A ballot box in Vancouver, Washington, was also targeted…