PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Jails in rural Oregon have high numbers of female inmates, and the glut is presenting challenges for many sheriffs who don't have enough room to house them.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The state Education Department reports modest improvements for Oregon high schools and middle schools in measurements taken because of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.

Former Portland Trail Blazer Brian Grant is concluding a two-day fund-raising event for Parkinson's research Monday, Aug. 2 at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore.

The R.E.A.L. Prep Charter Academy – which recently changed their name from the High School of Recording Arts Portland – is set to open in the fall of 2011 and will be offering a public high school education with a curriculum centered on career training in the entertainment industry

Resonating booms, high wooden clacking and a smooth rattle filled the University of Washington dance studios last weekend. Dr. Monica Rojas and the artists of the DE CAJóN project taught Afro-Peruvian rhythms and movement in a workshop that highlighted the history behind the art.

One of Northeast Portland's most important institutions for empowering youth gears up this weekend with the Y.O.U.th (Youth Organized and United to Help) Peace & Unity Fest, Aug. 7 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the M.A.C.E. Center parking lot at 126 NE Alberta St.

In this at times contentious interview with The Skanner News staff, Dudley outlined an independent position on jobs, education, and the "economic time bomb" many observers predict will go off in our state during the next term of office.

Reduction in pain, increase in mobility, increase in metabolism, lower your stress level and improve your sense of well-being.

Critics say a recent decision by Portland City Council to allow police supervisors to rule on misconduct cases is a step back for police accountability reform. On July 14, the council voted in a 5-2 decision to allow a commander of a police officer accused of misconduct to sit on the board that decides his or her fate

Since 1977, checkers at grocery stores have been asking the same question: "paper or plastic?"
In Oregon, that question could soon become: "paper or your own bag?"