Biden’s final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupported
In his last full month in office, Biden scrapped pending plans to provide protections for transgender student-athletes and signed a bill that strips coverage of transgender medical treatments for the ...
Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff, including a 30-day period for current or former presidents to cover flags at federal government buildings and their ...
In rural Oregon, finding maternity care outweighs concerns about abortion access for many
For some women, figuring out how to obtain adequate care to safely have a baby in Baker City has quickly eclipsed concerns about another medical service lacking in the area: abortion. But in Oregon ...
Spirited Trail Blazers performance leads to win over Lillard and Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard missed a leaning three-point shot as time expired Saturday night, resulting in a 105-102 ...
Trail Blazers' defense shows signs of life
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups is getting his wish two games into a five game trip. Chauncey Billups made it ...
Trail Blazers’ Chauncey Billups eager for Detroit homecoming
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has returned to Detroit many times as a player, coach, or to visit the city where he won an NBA championship in 2004. “That’s my other home right there,” ...
Readers respond: Changes needed for football playoffs
Reset the play clock. College football’s playoffs need a makeover. The top-four seeded teams had to wait almost a month from ...
St. Helens High choir teacher rearrested on new indictment involving 6 more alleged victims, records indicate
A Columbia County judge also stripped Eric C. Stearns of a court-appointed lawyer, finding him financially ineligible.
Asking Eric: Cross-country friends threw us into the middle of issue they have with adult daughter’s boyfriend
This couple often hosts the adult daughter who lives near them. Why is it their job to police the woman's relationships?
Opinion
Editorial: In 2025, Oregon must turn aspirations into outcomes
Oregonians should see definitive and objective evidence that the state is climbing out of its crises, the editorial board writes. The state must create a culture of building, prioritize affordability ...
President Jimmy Carter’s funeral traces his life from the rural South to the world stage
A military body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter into the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to lie in repose in Atlanta, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Carter died ...
Portland man charged after stabbing roommate in the chest, prosecutors allege
Melissa Morgan, 46, was stabbed five to six times in the chest Dec. 28, prosecutors allege. The man who allegedly stabbed her, Stanley Polinsky, has been charged with attempted murder. Here she is ...