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PORTLAND, Ore. — In a bold new effort to “humanize the chaos,” Portland officials have announced the launch of the city’s first-ever Adopt-a-Screamer program, allowing residents to form lasting bonds with their favorite downtown sidewalk shouters. The initiative, rolled out this week, invites locals and tourists...

Starting next year, a familiar face will be absent from Portland televisions. Steve Dunn, who has been at KATU for 39 years, will retire mid-December, the station announced Tuesday, though Dunn himself countered that characterization of his next move with his statement, saying, “This is not retirement for me. I am...

Multnomah County could face a lawsuit from the family of a man who died in a county jail, records show. Carlos Morris, 46, died Jan. 8 in the Multnomah County Detention Center while apparently in withdrawal from opioids, medical records show. He died from the consequences of severe diarrhea. One...

The three governors cited the mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists, as well as the politicization of the agency.

A major real estate investor is cashing out of Portland’s Pearl District. On paper, the explanation is high interest rates and stock performance. In reality, it is about a city that changed so dramatically over the last five years that what was once marketed as a crown jewel has become a liability.

Ryan Bundy, one of the leaders of the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge who was riding in Robert “LaVoy” Fincium’s car when it swerved to avoid an FBI and state police roadblock in 2016, says he’ll now undergo surgery to remove a suspected bullet fragment that became lodged in his shoulder that...

Despite a bargaining session with a mediator, no contract deal was reached between the Evergreen Public Schools and the unionized workers of the support staff.

PORTLAND, Oregon — This week, about 20 people, including three city councilors and their chiefs of staff, are heading on a taxpayer-funded work trip abroad to see how social housing works in Vienna, Austria. Social housing, or public housing, is housing owned and operated by government or nonprofits rather...

Portland Mayor Wilson is reaffirming his commitment to sanctuary policies in the wake of another night of violence outside a local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

Joseph Washington reportedly punched his son so hard that he perforated his intestine. An Oregon father has received a 10-year prison sentence after punching his toddler in the stomach for “bothering him.”. According to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s website, Joseph Washington received the sentence on Aug....