Parrish Bennette pleads guilty to Manslaughter in the first degree, and will serve a fixed term of 18 years. Vaughn's family shocked by revelation that attorneys told him not to reveal location of her body.

The Portland Girls Lead Club, all former students at the Harriet Tubman Young Women's Leadership Academy shut down by Portland Public Schools last year, are trying to continue the science, technology, engineering and math studies that the school once offered.

The National Organization of Minority Contractors of Oregon last month named TriMet Agency of the Year by an "overwhelming" margin of its members.

Parrish Bennette, 18, accused of killing 14-year-old Yashanee Vaughn on  March 19, 2011, is expected to appear in court 11 a.m. Thursday Jan. 17 and take a plea deal.

Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller joins several other public officials across the nation who have decided to square off with the White House even before it outlines what its plans are for expanded measures.

A recent decision to discontinue the contracts of three popular administrators and restructure the University of Oregon's diversity office has angered many students and community members.

Portland's new mayor and city commissioner are settling into their offices in City Hall, and they're bringing a whole new set of staffers with them. Here's the who's who of the new faces at Portland City Hall.

Project Viewfinder will work with 12 young people aged 17-25, who are in transition from homeless to self sufficiency,  teaching them filmmaking skills and working with them to make films based in their own life experiences.

A majority of lawmakers from both parties eventually decided the benefits of the fiscal cliff deal outweighed its downside.  Both Oregon senators, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici  (D) and Rep. Greg Walden (R), voted in favor. But Reps. Blumenauer, De Fazio and Schrader voted against. So what were they thinking?

Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Multnomah County next week.