Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said Thursday that the majority of his wealth will go to philanthropy after his death. The Seattle billionaire says that has been his plan for years.
A spokesman for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Aaron Blank, said the announcement was a response to last month's challenge from Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who asked other billionaires to pledge at least half their wealth to charity. This is the first time Allen has publicly announced his intentions, Blank said.

King County prosecutors are charging a Seattle high school teacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student during a party at his home when his parents were out of town.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr. is gone, having suddenly driven home to retirement in Florida. Cliff Lee is gone, too, traded to division-rival Texas instead of teaming with co-ace Felix Hernandez to beat the Rangers and everyone else in the American League West.

Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Franklin "Ron" Weaver knows what effect gangs had on his old neighborhood, the education system and the social services. His own family has also been deeply impacted, losing several members to gang violence over the years.

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.