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Pearl District residents, both housed and homeless, are complaining that the city yanked a promised shuttle between the Northrup overnight-only shelter and the outdoor Oasis day center, about a mile away in Old Town. For people with limited mobility who stayed at the overnight-only shelter, the shuttle allowed them...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland City Councilor Loretta Smith has now reversed course after putting forth a controversial plan to allow city councilors to openly carry a firearm while conducting city business. First reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting, Smith previously told the outlet she had drafted the proposal...

Tucked into the lush hills of Portland, the Portland Japanese Garden feels like a quiet world of its own. Stone paths wind past koi ponds, maples glow in fiery fall color, and every lantern and bridge seems placed with thoughtful care. It is the kind of place that makes you slow your steps and take a deeper breath.

Christopher Weber, 38, is headed to federal prison for seven and a half years after pleading guilty to federal gun and prison-contraband charges. Prosecutors say Weber fired a handgun at another man in Portland’s Old Town on December 4, 2024, then later smuggled drugs into federal custody. The federal plea also wraps...

Expatriate nabbed James Beard recognition as a semifinalist for Outstanding Bar Program in 2020.

The man behind a graffiti tag that has swept across Portland underpasses and highway signs was arrested Thursday, police say. William P. Matthews — whom police have linked to the nom de paint “Rango” — faces four counts each of misdemeanor and felony criminal mischief, court records show.

In a lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday, a woman alleges that the deputy took advantage of her vulnerability to coerce her into performing sexual acts while she was detained, and the county failed to investigate reports related to his behavior.

Multnomah County’s Homeless Services Department has proposed closing 675 shelter beds as one tactic for addressing an $87 million hole in its budget for the next fiscal year. The news is a blow to shelter providers, who said it would be an immense challenge to house the people currently...

Millions of dollars will be dished out to households on the West Coast as an existing guaranteed income program expands. The nonprofit The Bridge Project, which offers unconditional supplementary income to low-income households, is expanding its guaranteed income program to Multnomah County, Oregon, reports The...