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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

Home Forward Said Its Budget Shortfall Had Improved. That Was Wrong, Agency Now Says.

By Sophie PeelJuly 15, 2026 at 2:53 pm PDT

Students Want the Portland School District’s Climate Policy to Confront Artificial Intelligence


County Commissioners Gear Up for Complicated Discussions Around Preschool for All’s True Costs


After Years in Limbo, Washington Park Bear House Burns Down


NBA Commissioner Says Blazers Arena Deal ‘Seems to Have Gone Off Track’


WW Scores Five First Prizes in National Journalism Contest


Oregon Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Multnomah County’s Flavored Tobacco Vape Ban


City Begins Construction on New Garage for Its Mechanics