This story has been updated with additional reporting. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield says his office will open a ...

Terri Johnson never expected justice. Her brother Damon Lamarr Johnson died in June after being restrained by Portland police ...

As of Monday, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez says his office is pursuing drug possession charges against people who don't ...

The county first announced the declaration in mid-December, directing agencies to remain in compliance with Oregon’s ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Multnomah County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Thursday strengthening the county’s sanctuary status and allocated $250,000 for migrant legal services as federal ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson won’t seek reelection next year, she said in a statement Wednesday morning, leaving metro-area politics as her signature policy achievement, Preschool for ...

Protests outside Portland ICE facility after federal agent shoots, injures 2 people A group of protesters gathered outside of the ICE facility in South Portland on Thursday night, hours after a ...

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 ...

Anne Ellett has been coaching the Centennial High School dance and drill team for nearly six decades, making her one of the longest-tenured high school dance coaches in the West. The FBI was ...