Oregon Department of Transportation's 2009-2011 budget includes $2.5 billion for state highways. Ideally the funding shouldn't just build roads and bridges; it should also build contracting opportunities and jobs in our local communities. So will it? That depends who you ask.

Two upcoming projects are highlighting local experiences by heading out into communities to find personal stories of change and struggle.

Just days after Christmas, local hip hop artist and educator Mic Crenshaw was given an official exclusion from the city's SmartPark garages.

Author Thabiti Lewis takes a hard look at sport, racism and images of Black masculinity in his groundbreaking new book 'Ballers of the New School: Race, Sports and American Culture.'

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- FBI agents are checking "fruitful leads" in a bombing attempt at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade where a backpack filled with sophisticated explosives was placed near the marchers' route.

A native of Portland, Oregon and graduate of Wilson High School.  Ricky was the son of Teresa Ismail and the late Ricaldo Dials Sr. He was the husband of Michelle Dials and father of Richelle and Anthony Dials of Stockton CA., Ricaldo Dials III of

Randy Loving, 46, awaits a lifesaving kidney transplant like the one his daughter, Misty Loving, 27, received

Up to 25 percent of eligible households miss out on EITC benefits they are entitled to receive each year, largely because they are unaware of the law. CASH Oregon, Key Bank and the AARP are offering help with tax preparation help session to help low-income families file and apply for the Earned Income Credit.

A bomb left at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane was sophisticated, with a remote detonator and the ability to cause many casualties, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

A raft of major public construction projects will bring millions of federal dollars into Oregon's struggling economy. History says people of color may not benefit. The Carpenters Union wants to change that.