The Multnomah County unemployment rate improved somewhat as fall approached.
Portland announced a new homeless village will be built on the Southwest Multnomah Boulevard as part of its Safe Rest Village program.
The Oregon Supreme Court rejected two challenges to the states new redistricting lines that have been filed by Republicans, saying the lines
Betsy Johnson, a longtime conservative Democrat is running as an independent.
Rebecca Jones Gaston has been tabbed as commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, pending senate confirmation.
Both sides will pay out regardless of the score, with food from each state being donated to food banks in the other state.
Amanda Bennett led a team of Oregonian reporters to a Pulitzer Prize. President Biden named her Friday to head US Agency for Global Media.
Extreme weather has made electric reliability a challenge in the U.S. Here is how Oregon compares.
The City Council on Wednesday heard four hours of testimony from people concerned about what will and won't be in the budget.
In just over two weeks, former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof has raised more than $1 million for his campaign for governor.
Henry Breithaupt, appointed to serve as the “special master” in Oregon’s congressional redistricting case, has failed his due diligence.
The Ombudsman's Office found racially diverse neighborhoods more likely to have complaints filed.
Mayor Wheeler announced plans to hire hundreds of officers as the city struggles under a wave of gun violence.
The youth plaintiffs alleged in the original 2015 lawsuit that they have a constitutional right to a climate that sustains life.
Portland and Multnomah County both had multimillion-dollar surpluses. they're using some of that money to boost services foe the homeless.
The Biden administration asked House Speaker Tina Kotek to join a panel on solutions to a housing crisis.
With shootings and homicides on the rise, Multnomah County officials held a town hall meeting to discuss the issues related to the violence.
The Oregon Health Authority says that last week, 27.9 percent of all new cases were breakthrough cases, the rest were in unvaccinated people
More than 2.5 million 18 and older have had at least one of their shots, the Oregon Health Authority announced Thursday.
Travel Portland went to the city council on Wednesday and delivered some bad news. Fewer people want to travel here.
Nick Kristof, an Oregon native and former New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, is running for governor.
Hardesty, who was first elected in 2018, joins colleague Dan Ryan in seeking a second term.
People in Oregon, California, and Washington can now get booster shots if they meet certain qualifications.
The Oregon Health Authority says a technical error led them to undercount by 550 the number of people whose deaths were related to COVID-19.
Vaccination requirement for state employees, teachers, health care workers was left to take effect
Old Town, nominally considered a Portland neighborhood, is actually Oregon’s largest Public Housing Compound
Senator Wyden says that a carbon pollution tax is the most effective way to cut fossil fuel emissions.
Metro/Oregon Public Housing Location Maps, the first of its kind in Oregon and the United States of America
The Multnomah County unemployment rate improved somewhat during the late summer.
New York Times columnist, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof took a big step toward adding political candidate to his resume
The union representing Portland's police officers has a five point plan to increase the number of officers on the street.
Maria Garcia, who owns Revolucion Coffee House downtown, sued Oregon over its Oregon Cares Fund, which only provided aid to Black residents.
Nearly three dozen Oregon State Troopers wanted a judge to stop a mandate that they be fully vaccinated by October 18. The judge said no.
The effort to recall Mayor Wheeler failed to come up with enough signatures to get on the ballot. So, they filed suit asking for more time.
A jury in Portland convicted Alan Swinney on assault and weapons charges stemming from his role in protest violence in Portland during 2020.
Portland announced the locations of the first three locations for sanctioned homeless camps that will essentially be small villages.
A $25 million contract with Downtown Portland Clean & Safe was renewed by the city council on Wednesday.
If the legislature didn't approve the new districts Monday, the state's chief Supreme Court justice would have appointed a panel to do it.
More than 1 out of every 10 Multnomah County rental households are behind on rents as of early August, according to a new analysis.
By filming and broadcasting protesters, Portland Police violated a state law limiting the collection of information about protesters.