Urban League of Portland calls for an end to the death penalty citing racial disparities in sentencing and referencing DNA proof of innocence for some death row inmates.

Transitions is a career planning and college preparation program for single parents, displaced homemakers and women who speak English as a Second Language.

A U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a shooting rampage could face the death penalty if found guilty in a court-martial.

 The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for snow which is in effect from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday for the North Willamette Valley in Oregon and the I-5 corridor in Southwest Washington 

The gunman in last week's Oregon mall shooting acted "weird" and had talked about moving and selling his possessions, his roommate said.

The Justice Department and Portland, Oregon, have filed in federal court a binding agreement for the reform and monitoring of the city's police department.

Portland's largest employer will soon provide gender transition care to transgender employees.Other Oregon organizations that do so include the City of Portland, Multnomah County, Intel and New Seasons Market.

Actors at Curious Comedy theater have been working with students at Rosa Parks and Ockley Green schools to write true stories for the stage. The students got to see their stories performed by professional actors. This Saturday, Dec, 15, you can see them too.

The Oregon Leadership Network's Fall Leadership Institute: Putting Equity at the Center of Policy and Practice brought together more than 300 educators from across the state to plan how to raise achievement for Oregon students and eliminate disparities based on race, class and first language.

With the mall set to reopen Friday morning and sweeping debates about gun violence and more are playing out across the country, it's interesting to note the entire incident took just 22 minutes.