Meanwhile, the city is grappling with a $92 million budget shortfall that will necessitate cuts across other bureaus.

Someone squeezed off more than 50 rounds to shoot out overhead lights inside the locked firing range at the Oregon State Police crime lab last summer. But a state police investigator gave up on trying to find the culprit or culprits.

Portland’s city administrator has unveiled the proposed budget for fiscal 2025-26 amid a $93 million budget shortfall.

Police tried to make a traffic stop on 29-year-old Rafael Gonzalez, when he fled and allegedly caused a crash Feb. 21.

Neighbors believe dozens of shots were fired at the intersection of Northeast 12th Avenue and Going Street on Tuesday afternoon.

As the Trump Administration intensifies immigration enforcement nationwide, undocumented immigrants and their loved ones are on high alert. The passage of the Laken Riley Act in Congress has heightened the risk of detention and deportation for undocumented immigrants,

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