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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

Facing Budget Shortfall, Home Forward Plans to Increase Portion of Income Most Clients Pay on Rent

By Sophie PeelSeptember 02, 2026 at 5:15 pm PDT

Portland School Board Approves Contract Extension for Its Superintendent


Emails Reveal an Unresolved Dispute Over the Costs of Staging Waterfront Festivals


Portland Water Rates Will Climb as the City’s Largest Wholesale Customers Disconnect From Bull Run Reservoir


Murmurs: Mayor and Unions Oppose Participatory Budgeting


The Curry County Sheriff Faces Calls to Resign. An Early DOJ Investigation Gave Warnings.


Portland School Board Will Weigh Contract Extension for Its Superintendent That Includes a Raise


Many Small Health Systems Have Been Hoovered Up. Rejecting This Fate, Rural Oregon Hospitals Are Uniting.