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A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns

A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns


Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

From shootings to sexual assault, Black people are greatly overrepresented as victims of violent crime—and that’s just crime that gets reported.


Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Not only are Black youths drastically overrepresented in detention centers, but they also spend the most time there.


Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

“Prisons and the criminal legal system are designed to control and dominate certain populations.”


Schools

Here’s What PPS Will Consider as It Selects Schools to Close

By Joanna HouMarch 18, 2026 at 7:01 am PDT

Amid Turbulence, Oregon State Hospital to Face New Inquiry


Public Officials Ignored Red Flags at a Planned Shoe Manufacturing Campus, Until It Went Belly-Up


Murmurs: Who Pays for Sunstone Billboards?


Why Multnomah County Has $4 Billion but Not a Nickel to Spend


I-5 Bridge Replacement Project Finally Comes Clean on Skyrocketing Price Tag


Under Tentative PPS Proposal for Furlough Days, School Would Let Out June 5


As Talks Continue in PCC Strikes, One Union Inches Closer Toward a Deal