Judges and criminal justice experts say harsher sentences only turn troubled kids into chronic offenders. But will Oregon's Commission on Public Safety Agree?

The importance of learning the trades has not been stressed enough in the black community, says Portland Community College instructor Eddie Lincoln.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Inadequate supervision and training have led Seattle police officers to grab weapons such as batons and flashlights too quickly and to escalate confrontations even when arresting people for minor offenses, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.

Portland writer Trevor Blake's book, "Portland Memorials," is a compilation of historical markers to be found by walking through the downtown area. Sound simple?

Last Thursday, Multnomah County faith leaders gathered at the Life Change Christian Center to sign a new food and beverage policy, promising to promote healthy eating, water consumption and fewer sugar-sweetened beverages.

The Urban League of Portland has taken two painful blows in the last month. First came the sudden death of Rob Ingram, inspirational leader of the Urban League's Young Professionals. Now, the league has lost its president, Marcus Mundy, after a succession of audits found $44,000 in undocumented expenses.

At 100 years of age Thressia Colbert is sharp as a tack. She remembers Bonnie and Clyde, the Depression and the Vanport flood of 1948. Many Portlanders remember Colbert as the person who helped them get their first job.

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) -- The federal government says a one-of-a-kind plant that will convert radioactive waste into a stable and storable substance that resembles glass will cost hundreds of millions of dollars more and may take longer to build, adding to a string of delays and skyrocketing price tag for the project.

OSU football tackle Fred Thompson's tragic death raises the question: Why do so many young athletes die of heart problems?