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In Rachel K. Jones’ fantasy/horror story “The Sound of Children Screaming,” a fourth-grade teacher and her students find themselves in a magical world during a school shooting. The story draws inspiration from real-life events. The Beaverton author’s short story is a finalist for several literary awards, including the Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker awards.

An At Work WIth Connie Gunn, a rural postal carrier in Scappoose, Oregon

Bill Walton died this week at the age of 71. Many are remembering his dominance as a pro-basketball center, including with the championship-winning Portland Trail Blazers in 1977. After he retired, he enjoyed a second life as a unique and off-the-wall announcer.

Mayoral candidates Carmen Rubio and Rene Gonzalez each had a rooting interest in the race for county prosecutor. The results suggest a rightward shift countywide, with potential implications for City Hall this fall.

Two Oregon women spend years sifting through ashes to give veterans a proper burial

After noticing that many abandoned cremated remains in Portland belonged to veterans, the two volunteers launched a decade-long effort to find them and give them a soldier’s resting place

Volunteers find new homes for abandoned remains

Bikini Barista stands in Portland are increasingly owned by women.

The settlement stipulates Disability Rights Oregon and the state will agree upon a “neutral,” an expert to oversee the foster care system and work with the individual to improve the child-welfare system, primarily by reducing the rate of mistreatment and improving the quality of placements.

Results from the May 21 2024 Oregon primary

The graduation of Daiichi Takeoka from UO law school a century ago illuminates barriers for nowadays Asian American lawyers.

As electric and gas rates continue to rise, an advocacy group for utility customers is proposing rate caps on energy increases for all for-profit utilities to help avoid high energy bills.

Jane Kim became an unexpected internet celebrity when her son started filming her reactions when they went out to eat. Now, under the handle "The Korean Mama", Jane and her son Ed are bringing joy to more than a million followers on social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.

Patagonia made headlines in 2022 when its founders said company profits would go to fighting climate change. They followed a model pioneered in the U.S. by an Oregon produce distributor, and the approach is offering independent business owners a new way to preserve companies.

Portland Public Schools wants to renew a local tax that already helps pay for hundreds of teachers. Bend-La Pine wants to start a new levy that would offset substantial budget cuts. But in Salem-Keizer, option levies aren’t really an option at all.

State Senate candidates promise to balance conservative principles with pragmatic bipartisanship

A conversation with Seattle writer Geraldine DeRuiter on her new book "If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury".

Oregon farmers grapple with changes to confined feeding operation rules

Portland Methodists join together to celebrate the repeal of anti-LGBTQ+ rules

Portland fans of women’s basketball are celebrating the start of the WNBA season Tuesday, even though the city has yet to secure a team. Still, Portland has cemented itself as a women’s basketball hub.

Making 3-D maps to preserve Oregon's heritage buildings

Candidates running for Secretary of State

Cathy Wood Wyrick helped organize the anti-Vietnam War protests at Portland State University in 1970. She compares that action to the recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.

Mike Schmidt faces Nathan Vasquez in a race that’s become much more than a contest to manage the district attorney’s office.

Candidates for 5th congressional district.