Erin Hampton, right, a fourth-grader at Sabin Elementary School, shows off her favorite Rosa Parks…

Fresh from an apparently successful run at New Columbia, the Housing Authority of Portland is embarking on a new redevelopment project.

The 60-year-old, 101-unit public housing complex formerly known as "Iris Court," and now called "Humboldt Gardens," will undergo a transformation from one-and two-bedroom low-income apartments in four buildings to a modern development containing 129 units for single parents with children, families and the disabled with very low to moderate incomes. A Head Start center and police contact and management offices also may be located on the site.

For decades now, it's been common knowledge that using tobacco products is a one-way ticket…

SALEM—Charging that Gov. Ted Kulongoski "has not been a good Democrat," former…

Voters will have the opportunity to meet the slate of candidates running for Portland City Council next week when the Community Development Network and Northwest Housing Alternatives host a candidates forum.

Neighborhood Call to Action, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church, 111 N.E. Failing St.

Two shootings in Northeast Portland over the weekend — one of them deadly — have prompted community members to gather together to find a way to stop the violence.

Because Oregon kids are growing out faster than they are growing up, public schools must get…

Sherry Glass, Helper Of Others, Dies at 51Sherry Ann Glass was born in Portland on July 17, 1954 to…

Lavern Woods, left, and Dr. Larry GriggsKelci Rae FlowersThe Skanner founders Bernie and Bobbie…

State Rep. Chip Shields, D-Portland, will host a series of community forums from February though…