Parrish Bennette pleads guilty to Manslaughter in the first degree, and will serve a fixed term of 18 years. Vaughn's family shocked by revelation that attorneys told him not to reveal location of her body. Read the complete article
The Portland Girls Lead Club, all former students at the Harriet Tubman Young Women’s Leadership Academy shut down by Portland Public Schools last year, are trying to continue the science, technology, engineering and math studies that the school once offered. Read the complete article
Parrish Bennette, 18, accused of killing 14-year-old Yashanee Vaughn on March 19, 2011, is expected to appear in court 11 a.m. Thursday Jan. 17 and take a plea deal. Read the complete article
Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller joins several other public officials across the nation who have decided to square off with the White House even before it outlines what its plans are for expanded measures. Read the complete article
A recent decision to discontinue the contracts of three popular administrators and restructure the University of Oregon’s diversity office has angered many students and community members. Read the complete article
Portland’s new mayor and city commissioner are settling into their offices in City Hall, and they’re bringing a whole new set of staffers with them. Here’s the who’s who of the new faces at Portland City Hall. Read the complete article
The Skanner Foundation will present the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, Jan. 21 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel, 921 SW 6th Ave., in downtown Portland Read the complete article
A majority of lawmakers from both parties eventually decided the benefits of the fiscal cliff deal outweighed its downside. Both Oregon senators, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D) and Rep. Greg Walden (R), voted in favor. But Reps. Blumenauer, De Fazio and Schrader voted against. So what were they thinking? Read the complete article
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Multnomah County next week.
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Roger Peet spent three months in the war-torn DRC. But instead of war and violence, he found an area of amazing natural beauty and people whose warmth and generosity are unparalleled. Peet's photos and prints show the wildlife and the way of life in Lomami Park, a remote part of the Eastern Congo River basin. Read the complete article
