Attorney General John Kroger last week met with local leaders whom he urged to bring potential civil rights cases to the attention of the Oregon Department of Justice's newly-funded Civil Rights Division...

For years, there has been a growing consensus that the tax burden on low-income families is too high in Oregon, says Joy Margheim, a policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy...

Women's Workshops *Topics include: *I can do bad all by myself  *Dismantling the "Superwoman" Syndrome * Teen Girls ages 12-17 on Self Esteem & Goal Setting * Young Women ages 18-25 on Abstinence & Declaration of Self Worth

The vicious beating and robbery of a teenaged girl by other teens in a Seattle transit tunnel – caught on video as security guards refused to intervene – has placed a different kind of spotlight on youth violence.

The Metropolitan King County Council Tuesday gave thumbs up on a Washington legislative measure to deny bail to felons arrested on a potential "third strike" offense. Councilors indicated their vote was triggered by Maurice Clemmons' fatal shootings of four Lakewood police officers drinking coffee and doing paperwork in a café Nov. 29, 2009.

Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette formally inaugurated its new regional service center at 3727 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on Valentine's Day. Dozens of people attended the event, which included a blessing ceremony, tours of the building and celebratory drumming by a group of young women...

The investigation by De La Salle North Catholic and Knappa High School officials into a potentially explosive situation after a basketball game in late January found no weapons were ever involved and that the conflict was quickly resolved by Knappa staff...

The H1N1 vaccine is trickling into Oregon more slowly than expected. Public health officials anticipate a cumulative amount of 528,155 doses by Nov. 20. Until more vaccine arrives, health officials are urging local heath departments and tribes to target vaccine outreach to the people who are at greatest risk for hospitalization and death... Healthy people ages 5 to 24 years old are being asked to wait for their vaccine until more is available...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Beneath a mossy gravestone in the far corner of Salem's historical Hayesville Cemetery are the remains of a man whose story few have heard...

SEATTLE (AP) -- In a series of jailhouse phone calls, the man accused of gunning down four police officers in late November told his wife he was a victim of the criminal justice system and would never again be arrested, face a judge or be jailed, The Seattle Times reported Sunday.