Portland, OR

Oregon State

West Linn, OR

Your browser does not support the audio element. Like lots of parents in West Linn, Maggie Traverso moved to this affluent city south of Portland for the quality of the schools. And until recently, she was satisfied. Her daughter was doing well in first grade, and was learning to read. So Traverso was surprised when she read that the West Linn-Wilsonville School District was using a reading curriculum the state hadn’t approved.

Reading debate highlights broader battle over who controls what’s taught in Oregon public schools

The Portland Police Bureau should do more to protect information about people’s alleged gang affiliations and to measure how effective the new gun violence teams are at reducing gun violence, according to a city auditor’s update released Tuesday. The update reports on progress at the bureau on recommendations...

Recommendations still not implemented from 2018 Portland police gang team audit

Mayor Ted Wheeler is floating a proposal to use previously homeless Portlanders to convince people living outside to move into shelter — and decide who should be penalized for refusing to do so. The plan follows Portland City Council’s November push to ban homeless camping by 2024 and create...

In enforcing Portland camping ban, Mayor Ted Wheeler wants help from people who have experienced homelessness

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Vancouver, WA

Detectives in Vancouver say they believe they have found the bodies of a mother and daughter who went missing earlier this month. Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded Wednesday to a call regarding two bodies near Washougal. Vancouver police believe them to be Meshay Melendez and 8-year-old Layla Stewart.

Missing Vancouver mother, daughter found dead

Salem, OR

Your browser does not support the audio element. For nearly a decade, Dana Hepper, a former school teacher turned policy director at the Children’s Institute, has walked the state Capitol hallways in Salem trying to explain the failure of our current system of child care: one that hurts both parents and providers.

More Oregon state lawmakers are finally paying attention to child care issues. Will it matter?

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Giant robot lights up the waterfront as part of Portland Winter Light Festival

The Portland Winter Light Festival is a city-wide event that illuminates what is often the darkest month of the year with art installations that can truly...

Giant robot lights up the waterfront as part of Portland Winter Light Festival

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