Doug Niblack was trying to catch another wave before going to work, when his longboard hit something hard as rock off the Oregon Coast and he suddenly found himself standing on the back of a thrashing great white shark.

Gun violence claimed the life of 26-year old Deandre Newman Monday night and seriously injured another man, in two incidents in Northeast Portland.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Instead of the bad guys, it was Seattle's most prolific self-styled superhero that ended up in handcuffs.

Arthur worked at United States Postal Service were he retired in the early 1980's. Arthur enjoyed watching westerns, camping, fishing and traveling with the Ebony Rose City Travelers RV Club.

About 5000 people gathered at Waterfront Park Thursday afternoon for the Occupy Portland protest. Occupy Portland came together in support of the New York protesters at Occupy Wall Street. The protests aim to highlight the growth of wealth and income inequality in the United States. Individual protesters brought other issues to the march, including the continuing U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Elmer E. "Nic" Wickliff, a Portland-based photojournalist and former freelancer for The Skanner News Group, passed away Oct. 3 at the age of 76.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Amanda Knox hasn't slept much since arriving back in Seattle after four years in an Italian prison, her father said on Thursday.

Two upcoming events will shine the spotlight on race in Portland. One will feature young Portlanders asking whether the ideal of being 'post-racial' is now possible or if that's simply fiction. The other will look at Portland through the lens of the 2010 Communities of Color report, which showed wide disparities in income that fall along troubling color lines.  

Linda Hornbuckle and Zeke 'Yung Mil' Jones are just two of the high-profile Portlanders taking part in 'Are You Ready?' a community-wide event to build a stronger support network for East Portland. 'Are you Ready?' will run from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday, Oct. 15 at Highland Christian Center, 7600 NE Glisan St.