Portland OR

WW reported Tuesday evening that Ivory Mathews, CEO of Home Forward, spent more than $100,000 in public dollars traveling to conferences and events over a three-year period. Her travel took place while the housing authority, tasked with providing 7,000 affordable apartments and thousands more housing vouchers to low-income Portlanders, was experiencing financial challenges and failing to fill vacant apartments on a timely...

Attorneys for the Portland man accused of shooting another father outside a Southwest Portland school at pick-up time two years ago said their client had been the target of “mocking language” and “very aggressive behavior” from the injured man. Noureddine Dib, 43, faces charges including attempted...

By 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, Portland was already in full drizzle mode, with light rain, patchy fog and temperatures hovering near 43°F. Visibility is down in low-lying spots and on bridges, so expect wet pavement and slower commutes early. Leave extra stopping distance and keep an eye out for slick bike lanes.

The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival will bring five days of live music, student showcases and world-class jazz artists to East Multnomah County from April 22-26 at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham.

Originally scheduled to begin April 14, the trial of Paul Bachand, who is accused of child sex abuse, has been delayed until fall. Bachand — former owner/chef of the now-defunct restaurants Recipe: A Neighborhood Kitchen in Newberg and Pinch in McMinnville — was indicted on 12 counts of first- and second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse and a single count of encouraging sexual abuse...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Eight people were arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation into suspected drug trafficking in the Parkrose neighborhood, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said the investigation began when a deputy saw drug trafficking activity while conducting patrols near the...

Multnomah County officials are warning that Oregon’s handling of Medicaid long-term care is helping push some of the county’s most vulnerable residents into homelessness. In a December letter, county commissioners say state policies are blocking staff from enrolling certain people with severe and persistent mental illness in programs that provide in-home personal care and case management, services they argue are critical to...

PORTLAND, Ore. – You’ve gotten off your plane after arriving at this airport and feel like you’re walking for miles to get to baggage claim or transit options. Well, not anymore. As part of PDX’s 300,000 square foot facelift, new exit lanes debuted today, which skips the...

A Portland man stabbed his neighbor believing she was trying to steal his cat, police said in court documents. Portland police arrested Scott Thomsen, 47, Sunday after responding to multiple 911 calls and finding a woman bleeding from several stab wounds in the 5000 block of Southeast Duke Street. Officers...

A man at the center of a notorious “street family” killing that shocked the conscience of Portlanders more than two decades ago told the Oregon parole board on Wednesday that he has transformed into an empathetic and sober middle-age man worthy of release. Carl Alsup, 40, was convicted...