Chair Jessica Vega Pederson’s budget spared many programs from ending, but did so through deep cuts to some services.

Multnomah County unveiled the proposed $4 billion budget for 2026 on Friday, showing investments in community safety and ...

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City officials estimate the change will result in a $3 million loss in funding. Dion argues that operating the shelter should ...

The event, hosted by the community group Future Portland, brought together top officials like Multnomah County District ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has changed his tune on homeless ban enforcement, yet remains firm on opening more congregate shelters despite reluctance on the streets.

The court ordered Grants Pass to increase its designated campsites to the same capacity it offered before the city closed a ...

WA Supreme Court strikes down Spokane’s Prop 1, ruling it exceeded local initiative powers. City’s existing homeless camping ...

A dog was found abandoned in a car following a hit-and-run crash in southeast Portland early Wednesday morning.

A dispute has ruptured the local labor movement in recent weeks over the Portland Police Association’s attempt to join the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, the state’s largest labor union guild.

What started with talks of an upgraded kitchen ended in a newly established homeless shelter, designated space for case management services, showers facilities and job training for food services just ...