Portland Public Schools Board approves purchase of property for long-delayed Center for Black Student...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve the purchase of a property for the long-awaited Center for Black Student Excellence. It's been over five years since voters approved a $60 million bond to fund the center, with a recent report suggesting it will be even longer before it...
Police arrest 19-year-old suspect in connection to street takeover, hit-and-run in NE Portland
Portland Police have arrested a 19-year-old who allegedly hurt two people within three days while driving recklessly in late November.
ICE will have to pay a fee to operate its Portland detention center under...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council voted 9-2 on Wednesday to start charging detention centers a fee to counteract the "unique costs" they may pose to the city. Although the new policy doesn't specifically name the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland, Councilor Angelito...
Portland County Transcends its Rehousing Goals With 65% Drop in Homelessness
Clackamas County in Oregon, one of two counties into which Portland extends, has reduced the rate of homelessness by 65% from 2019 to 2023, a number that officials say reflects a more comprehensive strategy. According to Clackamas County’s quarterly report on the Supportive Housing Services (SHS) outcomes, the county...
Debate Sparks Over Union Gospel Mission Serving 450 Thanksgiving Meals in Portland
kptv.com - 11/28/2025 01:15:00 AM. Union Gospel Mission, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, recently served 450 Thanksgiving meals to the homeless, continuing a city tradition. The meal was particularly significant for one guest, Alex, who had his food stamps cut off during the government shutdown. The...
Portland critical care hospital will permanently shut down next year
The WARN Notice states that the impacted Vibra Specialty Hospital employees are not represented by a labor union.
Advocates say Portland Mayor’s focus on unsheltered homelessness falls short
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Welcome Home Coalition issued a press release saying, "Monday marked Mayor Keith Wilson’s self-imposed deadline to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland. Despite this goal, his administration has concentrated on expanding overnight shelters — many of which remain underused. The plan has...
Those arrested at Portland ICE protests recount disparate, confusing treatment by federal officers
On an overcast October afternoon, three protesters led a chanting crowd through the streets of South Portland to the doorstep of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. Within moments, they say, they were dragged to the ground and arrested by federal officers who had marched out of the...
Woman gets car back after it was stolen volunteering at Portland homeless shelter on...
PORTLAND, Oregon — A woman who had her car stolen while volunteering at a Portland homeless shelter has it back, her son said. The volunteer, Cheryl, told KGW that on Thanksgiving, she parked her car at a lot on Northwest 1st Avenue and Northwest Davis Street, then was shocked to discover it was stolen after she’d...
2 people punched days apart; Portlander arrested twice
A young man suspected of unprovoked assaults on a 21-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman was arrested twice in a week, including at his home in Southeast Portland on Tuesday, police said.
