The county sheriff’s office said she died during a “medical event.” Portland police booked Nath into the Northeast Portland ...

A group of immigrants rights organizations are suing Multnomah County, claiming the county and its sheriff’s office are ...

Two deputies receive first National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Service Award from Multnomah County Sheriff for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson will not seek re-election. Vega Pederson made the announcement on Wednesday morning. She has served as county chair since Jan. 1, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — There were three overdoses in the Spokane County Jail on Monday, two of them deadly. Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter, Communications Manager with Spokane County confirmed with KREM 2 ...

U.S. marshals joined the manhunt after three inmates escaped the DeKalb County Jail during a routine security check. Authorities warned the fugitives may be armed and dangerous, with one escapee ...

HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER. IN GEORGIA, THE THREE FUGITIVES CAPTURED AFTER ESCAPING A DEKALB COUNTY JAIL ARE FACING NEW CHARGES. THE FBI SAYS IT IS FILING FEDERAL KIDNAPING CHARGES ...

After a tumultuous three years in which she has become a focal point of Portland’s struggles with rising homelessness, expensive housing and a dearth of child care, Vega Pederson announced Wednesday ...

It’s the first decrease in deaths recorded from one year to the next since the county began collecting this data in 2011. The data reflect an 18% decrease in the number of homeless deaths from the ...

Drug overdoses are suspected in the Monday deaths of two Spokane County Jail inmates, according to the county government’s spokesperson. Officials are investigating the deaths and how drugs were ...

Police arrest six protesters outside ICE building in south Portland Thursday night Portland Police say they arrested six people outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in south ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County released its annual report on homeless deaths Friday, sharing that at least 372 people died while experiencing homelessness in 2024. The total number of homeless ...