J.P. Morgan Chase Bank has made a $50,000 donation to the Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative which aims to create jobs and support small business in six Portland neighborhoods.

CPR stands for Community Partnerships Reinvestment, but it's tempting to think of it more in the medical sense, as CPR for young offenders. Because, while it doesn't actually kickstart hearts that have stopped beating, it does seem to stop young men from throwing their lives away.

National Night Out 2012 runs from Aug. 2-12. Find the Party closest to you with our handy Google Map

The hip-hop scene in Portland has been in a state of flux due to changing dress codes, security expenses and an ongoing rocky relationship with the City.

What if someone you barely know, who believes in the healing power of angels and 'the Violet Ray,' tells an influential person that you have uttered a horrible threat – but you haven't?

Neighbors who live around the intersection of N. Emerson and Haight Streets are asking the City to approve an intersection painting. A young father, DeAndre Clark, was shot nearby last year.

Farmers markets in the city are great, but many local families see them as a luxury they cannot afford. The Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is trying to change that with an innovative idea aimed at improving community health with fresh food that won't break the household budget.

Felesia Otis' son Keaton was shot and killed after police traffic stop that turned to tragedy. Keaton was in a mental health crisis at the time, but police officers just saw a young Black male wearing a hoodie on a warm day

Sen. Jeff Merkley held a press conference Friday, to highlight the continuing struggles of millions of U.S. homeowners stuck in high interest mortgages, and to offer his solution.

While some transportation advocates agitate for bicycling licenses as a child safety issue, a new study shows that vastly more children are being hurt as passengers inside automobiles.