He’s mayor of Oregon’s largest city. Most local residents aren’t sure how well he’s doing
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, who has been on the job for three months, is earning higher praise than his predecessor.
11 Oregon counties are most at risk for landslides
It turns out, there's a ranking of the nation's spots that are most vulnerable to landslides. What's more, Oregon locales, ...
Oregon cities urge property tax reform amid budget crisis
Many local governments blame their funding problems on Oregon property tax laws which is their main source of funding, and ...
Multnomah County grew for the first time in years — barely. Here’s how other Oregon counties fared
The population of Multnomah County, the dense urban core of the Portland metro, rose a hair last year, even as it remained lower than in 2020. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Multnomah County’s ...
Portland man arrested on numerous sexual assault counts, police believe there may be more victims
Paul Clay Jr. was arrested on multiple counts of various sexual assault charges Thursday night. Detectives ask for other ...
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Nearly 60% of Oregon counties face program cuts as budget crisis grows
For local governments across Oregon, pandemic funds have dried up and revenue from property taxes have not been enough to keep up with rising costs.
Multnomah County sees first guilty plea under new Oregon public transportation drug law
Nicholas Birdsley plead guilty to using drugs on a Portland Streetcar and was sentenced 12 months probation. The new law went ...
Man pleads guilty to drug use on transit, first in Multnomah County under change in law
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to using drugs on public transportation, the first person to do so ...
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Oregon Health Authority sees $117M in abrupt federal funding cuts
Amid efforts by the Trump administration to slash federal spending, the Oregon Health Authority announced Friday around $117 ...
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Dysentery cases on the rise in the Portland area: 40 new cases reported in January alone
An uptick in dysentery, the diarrhea-inducing disease often associated with frontier times past, is on the rise in the Portland, Oregon metro ... of 158 in Multnomah County blew past years out ...