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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.”


State

16 Democratic Lawmakers Press Treasurer Steiner for a Full Audit of Retirement Fund Risks

By James NeffAugust 06, 2026 at 4:38 pm PDT

City Council Explores How It Might Impose New Conditions on a Firm Seeking to Buy Zenith Terminal


The Fields Park Closes While Officials Gauge Hazards From the Centennial Mills Fire


Portlanders Are Collecting Aid for Wildfire Victims in Warm Springs


Grasshopper Fire Sends Smoke to Portland and Threatens Timberline Lodge


PPS Forecasts Enrollment Decline Will Soon Hit Middle Schools


Portland’s Police Chief Said Two Immigrants Shot by a Federal Agent Had Links to a Gang. Why?


To Attract Tenants, Desperate Downtown Building Owners Roll Out Rich Broker Incentives