Marina was 12 when she started running away from foster care. Three years later she was still running – but this time she ran straight into trouble – criminal trouble. Could this girl ever live a normal life? Here's what happens to Oregon teens who are convicted of Measure 11 crimes.

A new website is working to transform the way Black men approach their health.
The new site – www.ourhealthalliance.org – provides a way for people to access information about diseases and health concerns and provides a comprehensive listing of health clinics and community groups in the Portland Metropolitan area.

A new report from the Seattle-based Alliance for a Just Society outlines just how few available jobs provide the means to support a family in the Pacific Northwest.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- In the wake of controversy sparked by a political consulting firm that created dozens of political action committees in the last election cycle, a Democratic senator plans to introduce a bill that would reign in the proliferation of such groups.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- No stranger to scuffles with the law, Cody Crawford's latest troubles began the day after a firebomb destroyed an office in a Corvallis mosque and FBI agents and local police raided his home.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Faced with a surge of gang-related violence, the largest city in Oregon has approved what a national mayors group says is an innovative law designed to reduce the carnage in gun crime ``hot spots.''

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A jury in Tacoma returned mixed verdicts Monday against four people accused of helping Maurice Clemmons after he gunned down four Lakewood police officers in a coffeeshop last year.

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