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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.”


City

After Bid to Remake Old Town, a Power Couple Is Selling the Society Hotel

By Sophie PeelJuly 01, 2026 at 10:09 am PDT

A Tense PPS Budget Approval Has Divided the District—and Could Alter the School Board


Prosper Portland Seeks to Rent Old Town Buildings After Repossession From Failed Shoe Startup


Multnomah County Just Fired a Key Health Leader. He Says He’s a Scapegoat in a Power Struggle.


In Change of Tack, Major Portland Psilocybin Service Center Closes


Supreme Court Ruling Likely Means Oregon May Keep Counting Mailed Ballots Received After Election Day


Shelter Provider Sunstone Way Is Under Criminal Investigation


Flock Congratulates Oregon for Not Restricting Its Operations Too Much