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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.”


Courts

Portlanders Suing Local Elections Officials Hire Former U.S. Justice Department Attorney

By Sophie PeelAugust 26, 2026 at 7:33 pm PDT

Rayfield Joins New Attempt to Block Trump’s Postal Service Takeover of Oregon Vote-By-Mail


Home Forward’s Ex-CEO Did Not Get Authorization for Her Travel Spending—Including a Trip to a Portland Waterfront Hotel


PPS Superintendent Says District Could Close Up to 20 Schools


CareOregon Blocked Her Therapist. Then It Blocked Her New One.


Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association Votes to Expel Curry County Sheriff John Ward


Oregon Secretary of State Directs Local Offices to Conduct Election as Usual


Top Public Works Leader to Leave the City