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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.”


County

County Ordinance to Ban Needle Distribution Near K–12 Schools Meets Skepticism

By Joanna HouMay 08, 2026 at 6:10 am PDT

Council Passes Code Change Aimed at Quelling Sex Trafficking


Multnomah County Budget Proposal Would Mean Cuts to Oregon Youth Crisis Hotline


Oregon Health Care Association Persuades Court to Temporarily Block Release of Job Applicant Names


In Retreat, Health System Drops Plans to Outsource Eugene Area Emergency Departments to Out-of-State Firm


What’s Next For Home Forward?


PPS Spent Years Looking to One-Time Dollars for Budget Relief. It Now Faces a Reckoning


Murmurs: County Commissioners Weigh Needle Distribution Ban Near Schools