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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

No More Multnomah? An Activist Aims to Fold the County Into Portland.

By Anthony EffingerJanuary 22, 2026 at 5:37 am PST

Study Again Gives Oregon a Middling Health Ranking


A Fast Food Titan Is Now Cooking for His Wife’s Bespoke Preschool in Dunthorpe


Murmurs: PPS Proposes Cutting 290 Positions Amid Budget Gap


Shereef Elnahal Has a Hopeful Vision for OHSU and Oregon. Should We?


A Top Debunker of Wellness Influencers Sets Up His Podcast Studio in Portland


Portland Public Schools Proposes Cutting About 290 Positions Amid Budget Gap


Starry Night Killer Larry Hurwitz Arrested