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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

The 2026 Campaign Mailer Awards

By Garrett Andrews, Sophie Peel, and Rachel SaslowOctober 28, 2026 at 10:44 am PDT

These 26 Groups Are Pushing Back on PPS’s School Closure Proposals


A Multnomah County Contractor Reveals an Unusual Past


Murmurs: Drop Boxes Lag Behind Ballots


Months Before Indictment, Rosa Cazares Asked OLCC to Remove Her From All Cannabis Licenses


More Than a Decade After Debacle, Oregon Set to Make Second Go at Its Own Health Insurance Marketplace


Novick Junks Permitting Fees for Pinball Machines and Pool Tables


In Apparent Break From Past, ACLU Takes Sides in Oregon Governor’s Race