With crime at a 30-year low, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has opened the door for new sentencing policies, and a stronger focus on parole and probation. That could mean less prison time for nonviolent and lower risk offenders.

When National Public Radio host Michele Norris came to Portland last Wednesday to address the YWCA Inspire Luncheon, she focused on the pressing issues of racism and domestic violence.

The alternative basketball league that honors teen who drowned tragically, finishes successful second season

If you are on the government's No Fly list, you have no way to know until you show up at an airport to fly, and get turned away. That has happened to several American citizens and permanent residents, some who were stranded overseas with no way to get home.

An obscure grave in Portland's Lone Fir Cemetery is the final resting place of a Black woman who helped change the world. Her name was Hattie Redmond, and she was a leader in the 1912 campaign that won equal voting rights for Oregon women.

A proposal slated to go before City Council June 6, seeks to rename University Park Community Center as the Charles Jordan Community Center.

Police say witnesses did not offer information, but officers found leads that led to the arrest.

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) -- Employees of a southwest Oregon school district are on strike and classes have been canceled as contract negotiations continue.

An advocate against hunger, a philanthropist businessman, a technology pioneer and a publisher, were honored May 1 at the second annual "Bending Toward Justice" luncheon. Sen. Jeff Merkely hosted the event and made the awards.

Last month, Kelly was named to Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs' (ODVA) governor-appointed Veterans' Affairs Advisory Committee -- the first Black woman to be appointed, and the youngest to serve.