The Coalition of Black Men is joining the local chapter of the Red Cross by asking community members to please ...

Mulnomah County is suing the Trump administration for restricting a teen sex education grant to apply to abstinence-only curriculum.

A high ranking African American in Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office will be TriMet’s new Chief Operating Officer.

Community members have created a GoFundMe page to help build a new playground at James John Elementary in north Portland ...

Portland’s Kúkátónón dancers and drummers, featuring West African dance, drumming, storytelling, vocals and a special ballet presentation, comes Saturday June ...

Portland civic leader and champion to the causes of urban issues and civil rights is receiving Pioneer Award for Public ...

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, the singer Ciara, have joined the effort to bring Major League Baseball ...

If passed, the initiative would require currently owned semiautomatic weapons and large capacity magazines to be registered by their owners, ...

The Rockwood Boys & Girls Club is now taking signups for its very first summer season of activities and programs ...

Hundreds of Portlanders gathered Saturday at a new mural adorning the Hollywood Transit Center with messages of hope and remembrance ...

The grey walls of the Hollywood Transit Station have been transformed into a memorial mural with color, images and words ...

De La Salle North Catholic High School is inviting community members to help in the search for a new school ...

It’s certain that Portland will seat its first black female City Council member next year as the two top candidates ...

Portland Observer Publisher Mark Washington was Mayor Ted Wheeler’s “We are Better Together” guest and Outlaw was the forum speaker, ...

A new play that touches on the history of displacement in 1970s Portland, where hundreds of homes and businesses were ...