The Portland area has faced a “significant regional shift in detention capacity and usage," according to the county's ...

Sunstone Way executives announced in March that they'd be shutting down. Earlier this month, the county revealed the ...

Ticks in Portland aren’t as common, or nearly as diseased, as those in other parts of the country. But their ranks have risen ...

A new ordinance was approved that prevents mobile syringe distribution near schools in Multnomah County, officials announced.

Multnomah County’s former chief operating officer who resigned nearly two years ago is seeking to make a return to the county ...

Multnomah County Commissioners voted on Thursday to ban the distribution of needles within 1,000 feet of any school.

Sunstone Way previously announced it will cease operations “due to decreasing revenue and increasing operating costs.” ...

The Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating after four people died Monday, potentially due to heat.

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been nearly a year since Multnomah County opened its deflection center in Portland's Central Eastside, its original role envisioned as a place for law enforcement to take people ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials ...

Nathaniel VerGow, newly appointed director of the county's Homeless Services Department, called Sunstone Way an example of ...

The summertime permitting system is meant to ease crowding at Oregon’s tallest waterfall. But the permits can be a little confusing for new visitors. FILE - Tourists take pictures next to Multnomah ...