Innovative non-police dispatch to assist people experiencing houselessness or a behavioral/mental health crisis has hit the streets.

The Portland Metro area was digging out after a record winter storm left a large blanket of snow and ice.

Celebrity scoops and talented performances by the local Black community are coming into greater focus thanks to the rise of ...

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmid defends new policies promoting fairness and equity.

Intel Oregon is renewing its commitment to strengthening communities by being a responsible corporate leader, including supporting social justice in ...

“This change is incredibly difficult,” Alice Fern, the chapter’s marketing and communications manager told the Portland Observer.

Multnomah County is urging renters who are unable to pay rent to declare a financial hardship in order to qualify ...

Portland’s Wilson High School will be renamed Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School in honor of one of America’s most famous ...

Party officials said they were thankful that staff members were not in the building at the time.

New Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps wants the ongoing fight for racial progress in Portland to follow Dr. Martin Luther ...

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been an lifelong ...

Lawmaker says progress has been made for Black citizens over time, but more remains to be done, and with a ...

As past President of Portland NAACP Branch 1120, I extend my congratulations to new NAACP Board volunteers for their recent ...

The Multnomah County Health Department on Monday urged residents of an affordable senior housing property in north Portland to leave ...

Opening called an important step in addressing health care inequities for youth