Restaurant in Lincoln City under fire for its name

Houseless plaintiffs win in lawsuit against Grants Pass

In a town where no year-round emergency shelter is provided, people forced to sleep outside will have relief from punitive measures

Emily Green

July 23, 2020

With the transfer of Yale Union building to Native ownership, a hub for Indigenous artists is born

A darling of Portland’s contemporary art scene, Yale Union is fighting gentrification by dissolving and giving its $5 million building to a foundation that has big plans for the space

Brian Oaster

July 22, 2020

A proposed development in Northwest Portland would displace low-income residents

A developer plans to demolish the Flanders House and replace it with market rate apartments

Jessica Pollard

July 21, 2020

Photos | The concerning progression of police response to Portland protests

For more than 50 nights, protesters have taken to the streets to decry police brutality following the police killing of George Floyd. Photographer John Rudoff has captured the escalation of police violence used against them.

John Rudoff

July 19, 2020

Employers are requiring COVID-19 testing that workers cannot get

Many employers in Oregon are sending healthy workers in for COVID-19 testing when a coworker gets sick. Public health officials wish they’d stop.

Christen McCurdy

July 18, 2020

Jeff Hughes plays his violin, surrounded by a crowd

Violinist transformed hostility into beauty at vigil for Elijah McClain

Jeff Hughes, a professional musician, explains how he calmed tensions between police and protesters in the Colorado town where police killed the young Black man

Giles Clasen

July 14, 2020

Lack of resources, support make Oregon challenging for people who are deaf

The pandemic has created new barriers, says Oregon Association of the Deaf President Jeb Baldridge, who hopes to create more community for deaf and hard-of-hearing people

Alexandra Mosher

July 13, 2020

Oregon-raised meat could become more accessible locally

A bill passed during the special session could help the state's farmers while also sending fewer livestock to the Midwest for slaughter

Jessica Pollard

July 12, 2020

Mural features images of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others, with the message "I can't breathe."

Photos | Art of the uprising

Photographer Benjamin Brink captured murals and other street art created as part of Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement

Benjamin Brink

July 11, 2020

Restaurant in Lincoln City under fire for its name

Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant on Highway 101 is named after an old children’s book with racist illustrations. Now the owner faces pressure to change the name.

Jessica Pollard

July 5, 2020