Engaged citizens packed McDaniel High School in Portland Sunday afternoon for a town hall with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep.

For years, as Seattle’s street scene frayed with rising homelessness and drug abuse, there was a bitter joke that went around: At least we’re not as bad as Portland.

Friday's visit to a temporary shelter site could raise questions about how the solutions could survive the budget crunch.

Do Good Multnomah, a homeless services nonprofit funded by Multnomah County, plans to close the shelter it operates in the ...

Wilson's goal is to expand the city’s network of homeless shelters to add 1,500 overnight-only beds by Dec. 1 and open four ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is wasting no time to try and deliver on his campaign promise. He unveiled his plan to end ...

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A multi-state home burglary ring, on the east coast, ended in Oregon with local and federal authorities arresting four of the seven accused Chilean nationals on Jan. 8 in Carlton, right outside of ...

The U.S. Dept. of Justice sent federal prosecutors a memo to investigate state and local officials who interfere with ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson shared his vision of addressing homelessness, a main focus of his campaign, with Multnomah County ...

Mayor Keith Wilson presented his plan to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland in just 12 months to the city council ...