Up to 25 percent of eligible households miss out on EITC benefits they are entitled to receive each year, largely because they are unaware of the law. CASH Oregon, Key Bank and the AARP are offering help with tax preparation help session to help low-income families file and apply for the Earned Income Credit.

A bomb left at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane was sophisticated, with a remote detonator and the ability to cause many casualties, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

A raft of major public construction projects will bring millions of federal dollars into Oregon's struggling economy. History says people of color may not benefit. The Carpenters Union wants to change that.

It is a strange coincidence that two of the biggest civil cases in America against virulent conservative rhetoric – incidents that involved politically-motivated murders – were tried in Portland courtrooms.

Ground-breaking filmmaker Spike Lee will give a public talk at University of Puget Sound at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28.
"An Evening with Spike Lee" will be held in Memorial Fieldhouse on N. 11th Street in Tacoma. Tickets for the talk will go on sale Monday, Jan. 24.

SEATTLE (AP) -- An Army investigator has recommended dropping murder and conspiracy charges against one of five Washington-based soldiers charged with killing civilians in Afghanistan for sport.

Q Center Executive Director Kendall Clawson has accepted a position in newly elected Gov. John Kitzhaber's administration as director of executive appointments.

Legislators from both parties joined Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna this week to announce proposals to save money, protect the vulnerable and make government more accountable.
The legislative session begins on Jan. 10.

The Oregon Secretary of State's Office released two audits of the state's correctional system this week. Both the Oregon Youth Authority and the Oregon Department of Corrections' Earned Time program were found to be largely following their objectives, with several problems identified by researchers.

Star-studded event will bring two renowned civil rights authors and an original freedom rider to the beach to share their insights. View the new groundbreaking Freedom Riders documentary by Stanley Nelson. Enjoy walks on the beach, a chile chowder feed, and the uplifting music of Marilyn Keller and the Ron Steen trio.