For the last six months, DeAngelo Raines has been working with the University Park Community Center to establish a class centered around graffiti-style art for young people. It is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2.

In the Seahawks season-opener, Seattle beat the St. Louis Rams on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Qwest Field in front of 67,610 screaming fans. Under the leadership of new head coach Jim Mora, the Seahawks did an NFL rarity, shutting out the Rams 28-0 ...

Teachers in Washington state's fourth-largest school district on Monday agreed to end a strike with a new contract and headed back to their classrooms to prepare for students to return to school on Tuesday.

When thousands of Oregon students returned to school last week they found institutions battered by the economy.

BOSTON (AP) _ Three active NFL players are joining former players in agreeing to donate their brains after death to a Boston University medical school program that studies sports brain injuries...

The MAX Green Line from downtown Portland to Clackamas Town Center opened Sept. 12. TriMet held a party to recognize the contributions of minority contractors Sept. 8.  TriMet's award-winning Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, has involved minority and women-owned businesses at every stage of the 39-mile light rail project ...

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) _ An operation to clear Puget Sound and the North Olympic Peninsula's waters of derelict commercial fish nets has cleared more than 10,000 pounds of nets that trapped and killed thousands of salmon, bottom fish, crab, sea mammals and diving birds...

Providence ElderPlace – nationally recognized for providing comprehensive services to older adults with health concerns – has agreed to assume operations of Covenant Retirement Communities' Irvington Village, a 104-unit affordable assisted-living facility in Northeast Portland.

The Rev. Mark Knutson, senior pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church, will be named "Ecumenist of the Year" on Oct. 13, at the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) Annual Community Awards & Celebration Dinner. The award is presented in recognition of leadership and commitment to fostering the love of Christ through ecumenical dialogue, witness and ministry.

During last year's presidential campaign, President Obama promised to reform America's health care system and make sure everybody -- no matter what their income -- could get health benefits at a price they could afford.  Fast forward 12 months and the president is fighting to carry out his campaign promise.