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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.”


NEWS

Murmurs: Lawmakers Look to Regulate AI Companions

By WW StaffFebruary 25, 2026 at 5:36 am PST

Longtime State Sen. Rod Monroe Dies at Age 83


Kotek Pivots From Criticizing Universal Preschool to Trying to Take It Statewide


New Guardrails for AI Companions Could Be Coming to Oregon


Questions Swirl as Portland Public Schools Suddenly Closes a High School for Kids Who Struggle Elsewhere


Nonprofit’s Bar Tab May Violate Multnomah County Contracting Rules


Readers Respond to John Kitzhaber Beating Back Changes to the Oregon Health Plan


Why Don’t the Trail Blazers Allow Marriage Proposals on the Jumbotron?