Airbnb is introducing a new experiment in Oregon to combat prejudice users from denying people housing rentals based on their racial background by making it so hosts only see the initials of potential guests.

Crime

27-year-old Ian Mackenzie Cranston is now charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death of 22-year-old Barry Washington Jr., who he allegedly shot for complimenting his girlfriend.

Teachers and other school staff in Oregon must be vaccinated by Oct. 18. But a special education staffer at an elementary school decided protesting in blackface was the way to protest the change.

A street preacher is suing for more than $300,000 after he said officials in an Oregon city stopped him from preaching about the Gospel and against abortion. In his lawsuit, Mark Mayberry said a Portland city employee attempted to stop him from passing out literature and displaying a pro-life sign at Waterfront Park. He’s asking […]

Karimah Guion-Pledgure sued after her coworkers reportedly tried to demean the Black Lives Matter movement; details inside.

Investigators are saying two Oregon engineering students from China were trying to pull a fast one on Apple of all companies/empires.

Whiteness History Month is actually a thing, at least at a college in Portland, Ore.

National News

For militia leader Ammon Bundy, the goal of the armed occupation is to force the government's hand in turning over federal land to ranchers and miners.

UPDATED: Thursday, October 1, 2015 2:35 PM EST According to multiple media sites citing Oregon State Police, 15 people are now reported dead in the…