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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

What Went Wrong With Sunstone Way?

By Joanna HouSeptember 30, 2026 at 6:15 am PDT

Murmurs: Housing Providers See Costs From Property Damage Balloon


Genentech Breaks Ground on Major Factory Project in Hillsboro


A Controversial Bond Management Contract Continues to Divide the Portland School Board


Family Says Construction at Nearby Bull Run Water Treatment Project Has Disrupted Sleep and Life


$10 Million Mystery Check Hangs Over Governor’s Race


Ethics Watchdogs to Investigate Whether Troubled Multnomah County Health Board Got Dubious Legal Advice


Oregon Department of Justice Subpoenas Records of Failed Old Town Shoe Startup