The Leidenfrost effect, also called the "mercury ball test", is a technique used to make sure your pan is hot enough for cooking.

Multnomah County opens emergency shelters amidst extreme cold, offering a safe place for residents, including accommodations ...

A man robbed a Lake County gas station at gunpoint around 1 a.m. Wednesday, forcing the clerk to fill his backpack with cash before fleeing, deputies say. Security footage captured the suspect ...

January in Multnomah County took on a deeper significance this year as the Board of Commissioners dedicated it to raising awareness about trafficking, proclaiming it Human Trafficking Awareness ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Detectives with the Dane County Sheriff's Office report they recently helped put a stop to an attempt to scam an elderly woman out of her savings. This week, a Connexus Credit Union ...

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (WKOW) — The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has released more information on a deadly crash in Beaver Dam, including the identities of the victims. The crash happened Sunday on County ...

The good news: Law & Order: Organized Crime will be back for a fifth season. But it won’t be airing with the other two Law & Orders, the original and SVU, on Thursday nights on NBC anymore.

"This type of crime with these youths is fairly uncommon ... armed with firearms." The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office is deciding whether the two teens charged with murder will ...

We have an inherent fascination with true crime, reveling in the real-life stories of killers, kidnappings, and unsolved mysteries. These translate to both gripping docuseries and dramatizations ...

Parents say it's been stressful this year getting their kids to school because the Chandler Unified School District is short by up to 25 bus drivers.

In his first weeks as Multnomah County’s newly elected district attorney ... "We saw lots of issues with crime and we saw a community that was ready for a change," Vasquez said of his first ...

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