In the streets around the Vatican, where Pope Francis used to make impromptu outings, some of the shopkeepers are mourning ...

Multnomah County is opening 13 sobering beds at the county’s deflection center, officials announced Wednesday.

The City of Portland is facing a backlog of costly and increasingly urgent projects - and a more than $1 billion funding gap, according to a new audit report released Wednesday. The superintendent of ...

Portland Police are crediting a multi-agency fentanyl trafficking bust to a huge reduction in overdose calls in the city.

This Saturday, venerable nonprofit Cycle Oregon will add to the spirit with their first annual Bike Block Party— and I have a ...

The annual Oregon Spring Cleanup wrapped up with Detrash Portland on Tuesday. Approximately 200 volunteers and partners from ...

House buying outlook could show potential improvement ...

Right now, Portland Street Response can be reached by calling 911 from anywhere in the city between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. every ...

The Portland City Council’s Community and Public Safety Committee just passed a resolution to make Portland Street Response its own standalone unit.

The maps allow us to see what the most forested places in the U.S. have in common. Zooming in on a few different examples, the first thing you’ll notice is that tree cover depends heavily on the local ...

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A total of 800 measles cases across two dozen states have been confirmed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.