One of Northeast Portland's most important institutions for empowering youth gears up this weekend with the Y.O.U.th (Youth Organized and United to Help) Peace & Unity Fest, Aug. 7 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the M.A.C.E. Center parking lot at 126 NE Alberta St.

In this at times contentious interview with The Skanner News staff, Dudley outlined an independent position on jobs, education, and the "economic time bomb" many observers predict will go off in our state during the next term of office.

Reduction in pain, increase in mobility, increase in metabolism, lower your stress level and improve your sense of well-being.

Critics say a recent decision by Portland City Council to allow police supervisors to rule on misconduct cases is a step back for police accountability reform. On July 14, the council voted in a 5-2 decision to allow a commander of a police officer accused of misconduct to sit on the board that decides his or her fate

Since 1977, checkers at grocery stores have been asking the same question: "paper or plastic?"
In Oregon, that question could soon become: "paper or your own bag?"

Reduction in pain, increase in mobility, increase in metabolism, lower your stress level and improve your sense of well-being.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Behind the state's budget crisis this summer lies a brutal economic truth: Relative to the rest of America, Oregon is getting poorer.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Terri Horman, whose husband Kaine obtained a restraining order forcing her out of the family's house on a cloud of suspicion, has relocated to Roseburg.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Democrat candidate for governor John Kitzhaber pitched himself as a unifying force in Oregon politics who can bring together competing interests like public employees and the business lobby.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said Thursday that the majority of his wealth will go to philanthropy after his death. The Seattle billionaire says that has been his plan for years.
A spokesman for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Aaron Blank, said the announcement was a response to last month's challenge from Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who asked other billionaires to pledge at least half their wealth to charity. This is the first time Allen has publicly announced his intentions, Blank said.