PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley will not participate in a debate with his Democratic opponent this week, saying it interferes with his vacation plans.

This year's 5th Annual Day of Re-Tilling the Soil, Saturday July 17, features free food and entertainment, a basketball tournament, and a party at Irving Park.

Pastors Jerry & Annie Gutierrez would like to invite you for Service every Friday at 7:00 pm, doors open at 6pm.

So long as city council approves the contract on Wednesday, the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center will be breathing new life by the first week in August. Ethos, the growing music and arts nonprofit lead by founder and director Charles Lewis, will be taking charge of the financially defunct theater and arts organization after winding down much of its operations in May

Slavery is alive and well in Oregon, according to United States Attorney Dwight Holton. Last week, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners called in a variety of law enforcement officers, prosecutors and victims' advocates to commemorate Human Trafficking Awareness Month. But critics say the contradiction in how the law treats sex workers as criminals when they reach adulthood makes finding workable solutions difficult ...

A new study by Oregon Health and Sciences University shows that unique barriers are hurting African American women's ability to heal from a range of life crises.

Multnomah County officials this week announced new purchasing guidelines mandating green values, recycled materials and employee health.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Eric Looney says he is done running with the Hoover Crips.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The soldiers came in the middle of the night, pounding on the door with the butts of their rifles until Richard Kitumba and his brother were too frightened to stay hidden inside.

Along with its production of grass seed, hazelnuts and Christmas trees, Oregon is becoming a national leader of a different kind.
The state's foreclosure rate unexpectedly jumped 20 percent in the first quarter, making it No. 3 in the country