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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.”


Sports

Here’s Why Portland Likely Won’t Host Games in the 2031 Women’s World Cup

By Garrett AndrewsDecember 18, 2025 at 7:45 am PST

Portland Interscholastic League Looks to Build Boys Volleyball Season of Its Own


Hundreds of Portland-Area Students Stage Walkout Against Federal Immigration Action


Jessica Vega Pederson Won’t Run for Reelection as Multnomah County Chair


City Council Staff Seeks to Unionize


After Strike Threats, OHSU and Its Largest Union Reach Tentative Agreement


The Champions of a Coos Bay Shipping Port Have a Lot on the Line


CEO of Sunstone Way, a Key Homeless Shelter Contractor, Takes Leave