Despite efforts by prosecutors to label murder defendant Jerrin Hickman as a member of a criminal gang, Judge Michael Marcus said doing so could unfairly bias the jury. Hickman is being tried for the Dec. 31, 2007 murder of Christopher Adam Monette. Monette was shot outside a party at 8407 N.E. Thompson St. by a man in a ski mask...

Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith has found a home for her Sir J. Millage Autistic Drop-Off Center. It was sitting under her nose all along...

Seattle schools will unveil its proposed student assignment plan at a workshop Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the John Stanford Center auditorium...

The Garlington Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. reopened Friday, Sept. 11, with a ceremony, followed by a picnic and celebration on Saturday ...

Attention: The 1 Bedroom Apartment waitlist for Ritzdorf Court Apartments is closed as of September…

SEATTLE (AP) _ The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, best known for its work combating malaria, AIDS and other diseases, announced an effort this week to bring banking, including savings accounts, to the poor...

Northeast Portland is about to lose one of its artistic landmarks – and possibly the last outdoor mural that was painted in part by the late Northeast artist Charlotte Lewis.

Adoptees, birth parents and other relatives in search of their biological kin are complaining against GivenRight Research Inc, a genealogy company that promises to reunite long-lost family members.

A new study from the Chalkboard Project reveals a stark reality for Oregon's students of color. The report, which bases its findings on data from the Oregon Department of Education, shows an early and persistent gap between the achievement of Hispanic students and that of their White peers.

Oregon and Washington Attorney Generals are cracking down on more and more loan modification companies preying on desperate mortgage holders with false and deceptive tactics.