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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There’s a new chapter about to begin at Portland City Hall, but that comes as another chapter ends. Coming from Greeley, Colorado, Raymond Lee will be starting at the new Portland City Administrator on Dec. 29, succeeding the outgoing interim City Administrator Michael Jordan.

The community gathered to remember and honor houseless people who died this year at St. Andre Bessette Catholic Church on Sunday evening, the longest night of the year.

World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died at his home in Beaverton.

Michael Jordan, a seasoned bureaucrat who led the radical remake of Portland City Hall and served as the new system’s inaugural city administrator, will retire next month after four decades of public service. Jordan, 69, spent years as the top administrator at Metro, the state’s Department of Administrative Services...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Homeless Day of Remembrance events were held in Portland and other communities across the metro region to mourn the lives of people who struggled with homelessness. The St. Andre Bessette Catholic Church hosted the Portland event, gathering community members and local homeless advocacy...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Blanchet House and the Salvation Army, who were represented at KATU's November town hall, have shared their thoughts on Portland's ongoing homeless crisis. Although they did not have the opportunity to speak during the town hall, both organizations have expressed their concerns and insights...

In recovery from methamphetamine and with a mind toward starting anew, Ambrose Haynes spent six months on housing waitlists. He hoped for a voucher he could use to subsidize the rent on an apartment, or a spot in a regulated apartment building where rents are capped at rates affordable to people with low incomes.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), alongside Portland City Elections, is once again inviting Northwest residents to awaken the jokers within. Portland’s second annual snowplow naming contest has officially launched!. The agencies are asking the public to submit wacky, yet Portland-appropriate, name ideas...

Here’s your chance to put your creativity to work and earn bragging rights for the whole year. Submit your ideas to the Portland Snowplow Naming Contest. Portland Bureau of Transportation invites the public to participate in the second annual snowplow naming contest. Last year’s inaugural contest was a hit....

Oregon has earned its reputation as a breakfast lover’s paradise, with restaurants serving everything from Southern comfort classics to French pastries that transport you straight to Paris. Whether you’re craving fluffy biscuits smothered in gravy, creative omelets packed with farm-fresh ingredients, or Belgian...