In 1891, George Breckonridge was the first juvenile to be placed into custody at the reform school for boys in Woodburn, Ore. His crime was stealing a newspaper off his neighbor’s porch. Fast-forward ...

Ursula K. Le Guin started writing when she was five and has been publishing her work since the 1960s. Throughout her career, she has delved into some of the most insightful, political, ecological and ...

ICE agents in Portland told 22-year-old Jorge Luis Reinaldo he needed to sign papers. When he arrived, they detained him, despite previously scheduled legal proceedings.

One 2023 death reveals a complicated web of policy and procedures impacting the efficacy of the city’s emergency response systems ...

Lisa Kuettle drives Mosaic Medical's medical van to various sites around Central Oregon: 'You go to where they are' Lisa Kuettle never gets what she calls “caregiver fatigue” – the feeling a doctor or ...

The housing advocate says lawmakers’ response must be powerful. And she’s optimistic. More than 300 people packed a conference room Saturday afternoon at the Immigrant and Refugee Community ...

Medicaid would reimburse CCOs for services that reduce barriers to housing, 'the most important social determinant of health' Late last year, OnTrack, an addiction treatment and recovery agency based ...

Shelters, domestic violence, foster care among priorities commissioner emphasizes in city’s housing agenda Portland Mayor Charlie Hales shocked City Hall watchers when he announced his bureau ...

Transgender advocates ramp up efforts to help people change their documents as they anticipate threats to LGBTQ rights The transgender community has gained more civil liberties during the ...

Ben Popp, who organizes Portland International Film Festival screenings, talks about this year’s films and theme: “Empathy has no ethnicity” This year’s Portland International Film Festival, fondly ...

In September 2012 the snazzy new Blanchet House opened, leaving the original three-story brick building alongside looking forlorn. Over the 60 years that the Catholic Worker-inspired program operated ...

Tif von Batsy takes up space as a Black cosplayer, subverts cosplaying norms Standing in a blue striped leotard with large ethylene vinyl acetate foam wings protruding from her back and sharp pointy ...