Mike Burton -- former Portland State University vice provost and Metro executive -- pleads guilty to official ...

MIke Burton, 70, declined to make a statement during his sentencing hearing. He was sentenced to 18 months of probation and to continue attending treatment for alcohol abuse and post traumatic stress disorder.

Learning to run your own race

Dimond's Sarah Freistone had already caught her breath after winning the 3,200-meter race at the Cook Inlet Conference track and field championships and was talking with some of the other top finishers Friday afternoon when her attention was diverted back to the Bartlett High track.

Mike Burton, former PSU official and Oregon lawmaker, sentenced for official misconduct in travel case

Multnomah County Circuit Judge Eric Bergstrom sentenced Burton to 1 1/2 years of probation for official misconduct and ordered him to write a letter of apology.

Cooperative banking has arrived

Alternative to the bad corporate giants are growing in the U.S. and abroad -- and they could transform our economy

Disabled — and handcuffed at school

Underfunded schools are facing an influx of students with disabilities -- and using increasingly brutal discipline