SEATTLE (AP) -- A 19-year-old graduate of Aberdeen High School sued the school district Tuesday, blaming officials for failing to keep him from being bullied by classmates who smashed an egg on his head, taunted him over his race and perceived sexual orientation, and set up a malicious MySpace page in his name.

The Portland Police Bureau has arrested six people and seized an estimated $3 million worth of pot plants and street drugs, as part of a major drug trafficking bust.

Rockwood Station 2 Bedroom Public Housing Wait List to Open

On Dec. 10, the state of Oregon will be launching a massive, $100,000,000 initiative to help unemployed and underemployed homeowners at risk of losing their home.

Portland Police Officer Leo Besner -- set for promotion to sergeant this week – has drawn yet another tort claim against the City of Portland, this time for allegedly arresting an innocent business owner in front of his own store "for questioning" before releasing him without charges.
 

Portland is a growing city with a reputation for being ahead of the curve on green planning; Detroit is a shrinking city, struggling to deal with vast stretches of urban wasteland. But do the two cities have anything in common?

Last spring, Congress passed a health care bill that will reduce the number of uninsured Americans.  That's not enough for a group of medical students who are working on a project to make health care accessible to all people -- regardless of their ability to pay.

Fashion designer Ken Doswell and head seamstress Lyubov Medevedeva of Betty Jean Couture make some finishing touches on a sequined dress modeled by Alexa Stevens for the upcoming Flurry Fashion Show on Saturday Dec. 4th at 6 p.m. at 720 S.W. Yamhill St.

The Portland City Council unanimously passed a set of gun control measures Wednesday, designed to make it easier for police to arrest, jail and identify those who contribute to illegal gun violence in town. Critics remain skeptical that the measures will have any effect on illegal guns in the city and even Mayor Sam Adams acknowledged that he has concerns about racial profiling.

On the street it's called "juvie." Teens arrested in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties come here in handcuffs. But who are the youth who end up here? And what happens behind these heavy, electronically locked doors?