A violent incident between teenaged girls on a MAX train, caught on a cell phone the day after Christmas, is apparently not the "hate crime" that some media reported.

Portland Community College will be bringing in Mississippi Civil Rights veteran Hollis Watkins to speak the week of Feb. 6-11.

The murder of L.J. Irving remains unsolved. Lucy Mashia, his mother, pleads with those who witnessed the shooting to man up and speak out.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon Democrat Suzanne Bonamici will be the newest member of Congress after a decisive victory in a special election to replace former Rep. David Wu, who resigned in a sex scandal.

The racially troubled town of Gladstone is chalking up another dubious milestone: a tort claim filed last week against the City of Gladstone and Clackamas County for "discriminatory enforcement" of city codes.

As the Class of 2012 prepares to graduate in June, there are many students who either won't finish high school or don't have the resources to be successful in post secondary education.

When Tyree Harris first started writing at the Oregon Daily Emerald, the University of Oregon's (UO) daily newspaper, there were no other Black people on staff.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Determined not to lose another friendly district because of a sex scandal, Democrats and their allies have pumped more than $1 million into an Oregon special election race that has turned into a vicious exchange of attacks over the airwaves.

Seattle Library Seeks Public Input on Options for Improving Library Services. Citywide community meeting set for public's ideas on programs

Portland's church-led 11:45 initiative is growing: adding four more congregations and volunteer staff. At the same time, the city and county's youth violence prevention efforts have gained new programs and staff.