John Hill

Several of the state's authors and writers won 2025 Oregon Book Awards Monday from Portland-based nonprofit Literary Arts.

Billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott recently gave away $2 billion in another round of funding for nonprofits across the nation. Two organizations from the region will receive $16.5 million.

Three Oregon nonprofits and another in Southwest Washington got word Tuesday they’ll be among the hundreds of organizations across the country who will receive funding help from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

Portland Public Schools and the teachers union faced a two-day pause in negotiations this week if they couldn’t find a state mediator.

The Portland Thorns lost Sunday to Gotham FC in a hard-fought 1-0 semifinal playoff game that ended the team's bid to defend its National Women's Soccer League title.

Despite efforts by Oregon lawmakers to keep the state on permanent daylight saving time — something Congress is considering with its bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act — the twice-yearly changing of the clocks still stands the test of time.

Portland Thorns head coach Rhian Wilkinson announced her resignation Friday after self-reporting she and a player had "a friendship that turned into more complex emotions."

Shortly after Anis Mojgani was named Oregon's poet laureate, a pandemic broke out and Mojgani found himself stuck at home in Portland. He shifted toward virtual readings and workshops, doing what he could to make the most of his new role.

Several nonprofits and group efforts sprung up during the pandemic in Portland as part of a larger so-called mutual aid movement, partly fueled by a desire to feed people in need and the stronger sense of urgency to help BIPOC communities in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Chuck Sams as National Park Service director.