A billboard criticizing Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt went up Tuesday morning in downtown Portland.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek called the rampant drug dealing near the Washington Center complex "unacceptable."

Four homicides in a span of 24 hours, two shootings and two stabbings, were recorded in Portland, leading to the arrest of 3 people and the search for another.

Neighbors say crime in and around Couch Park is escalating and the city must do more to address it.

Portland City Commissioners unanimously approved a $25 million tax credit Thursday, to entice businesses to lease office buildings downtown.

Downtown Portland Clean & Safe conducted a similar study last year, but used foot traffic analytics instead of cell phone data.

More cities across the U.S. are cracking down on homeless tent encampments that have grown more visible and become unsafe.

Oregonians overwhelmingly voted to decriminalize hard drugs in 2020, but many voters told researchers Measure 110 has made addiction, homelessness and crime worse.

During the Thursday morning commute, a fire spread from a homeless encampment near the Broadway Bridge and created difficult conditions for firefighters, Portland Fire & Rescue said.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation will redirect its security and maintenance resources to its four other parking garages downtown during the closure.

It ranks 6th for homelessness among families with children

Voters decisively rejected Measure 26-238 on Tuesday.

While one year's decline in population does not yet spell Oregon's doom, the state should take the results as a warning sign, the editorial board writes. Oregon's leaders must focus on showing...

The suspect broke windows of Gresham businesses on four separate occasions over the past nine days, causing thousands of dollars of damage, according to police.

Businesses big and small in the Portland area are reporting a sharp uptick in petty theft.

The man accused of stabbing two teenagers on a MAX train in Portland’s Lents neighborhood early Saturday evening is facing a bias crime charge in addition to assault and robbery charges, according …

After voters passed a metro-wide supportive housing services measure in 2020, the Joint Office of Homeless Services said they're seeing a 99% success rate.That

Oregon’s largest county shed 2.5% of its population from April 2020 to July 2022, according to the data released Thursday.

The audit found that the agency failed to pay providers on time and was unable to provide data on the number of people it had housed, among other damning findings.

The numbers, gleaned from income tax returns, suggest high earners led Portland’s population decline during the pandemic.

Portugal's decriminalization of drugs inspired Measure 110 in Oregon. Now local leaders want to compare notes, most of them traveling on an advocacy group's dime.

As downtown Portland continues its post-pandemic recovery, faced with homelessness, drug addiction and office vacancies, Gov. Tina Kotek set her sights on the future of downtown’s economy …

The proposed bill says those who live in public spaces are entitled to the same right of privacy as anyone living in a private home would expect.

For 37 years, JaCiva’s Bakery in SE Portland has created cakes and chocolates so delicious that customers have come back time and time again for decades. Now they're closing.

It has been six years since the Portland City Council declared the homeless situation a citywide emergency. A point-in-time report from 2015 revealed 3,801 homeless people were living in Multnomah...

The owner of two Portland bars says she can't take another rising cost. "Taxes and fees just keep increasing," she said, testifying before county commissioners.

The Portland Central City Task Force will focus on challenges facing the city's urban core

What happened with the controversial proposal that would allow homeless Oregonians equal access to public space?

Researchers said majority of the positive samples only contained small traces of the drug.

A man was shot and killed Sunday night on the corner of Southwest 5th and Washington. Early Saturday morning, a man died in a shooting just blocks away in Old Town.

Despite hybrid work, major city centers from Nashville to Manhattan are filling up with people again.

Highway signs along I-405, I-205 and I-84 are covered in spray paint, leaving drivers unsure of their exit. ODOT maintenance crews plan to clean up the graffiti.

Perch Bar & Grill was robbed of tens of thousands of dollars after a man threatened an employee with a machete.

The neighborhood business district said the sneaker company blamed safety and security concerns for the closure.

A trio of initiatives, including a Hotel Security District, signal the latest efforts to stabilize the area.

The warning came in a bureau-wide memo sent May 4 and obtained this week by The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Some name plates of firefighters who died on duty were stolen from the David Campbell Memorial. Lanterns were shattered and Italian limestone was chipped.

On Wednesday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced that he would not be seeking a third term in office.

A member of the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Commission, Don Mazziotti has a big stake in the future of the Rose City as downtown Portland grapples with a homelessness crisis and a post-pandemic recover…

Individuals caught with drugs are now fined and referred to drug addiction services rather than charged, but most users never seek help.

Drugs are killing people, making our communities less safe and the homeless crisis even worse. The politicians want us to shut up and go away. We

Spend a few minutes inside Heart's Decor in Portland's Hazelwood Neighborhood, and you'll discover all kinds of treasures, from vinyl records to porcelain bunni

Because of your continued pressure, Mayor Wheeler is taking another step forward to ban inhumane, dangerous camping in public places but we can’t stop now.

This week, those commuting into downtown Portland may notice a new billboard featuring two of Multnomah County’s best-known politicians in what those responsible for the display call a “Schmidt Sho…

A multi-agency study into the impacts and potential risks of second-hand fentanyl smoke hopes to give researchers a better understanding about its effect on public transit riders.

Vanessa Palacio wrote that the exodus of experienced prosecutors under Schmidt’s tenure has thrust inexperienced deputy district attorneys onto cases without adequate training and oversight.

Next week Oregon lawmakers, community leaders, officials, law enforcement, and more will be in Portugal to see firsthand how the country is addressing addiction.

Dealers sell fentanyl for just $2 a pill outside the boarded-up Washington Center complex. "It’s just a total loss," says developer Barry Menashe.

Complaints about tent and RV campsites mushrooming around the edges of school properties and adjacent side streets are flooding in, even as schools around the city prepare to reopen next week.

The man appointed to oversee Portland’s top public safety programs — including gun violence prevention — has spent much of his recent time on the job living 750 miles away.

The nationally acclaimed program is foundering amid a tripled workload, fear of violence and staff departures

Portland needs greater urgency and bolder action from our elected leaders to renew the city we love.

"It can be linked directly to the conditions on our streets with open drug dealing and usage," said Travel Portland CEO Jeff Miller.

“We are seeking to fix and improve Measure 110,” said Max Williams, former state lawmaker and former executive director of the Oregon Department of Corrections.

How soon is too soon to call a progressive and libertarian policy obsession a public policy fiasco?

A roving open-air fentanyl market allowed to operate largely unabated is only part of the cause, observers say.

The new Portland Central City Task Force has three months to come up with an action plan to revitalize downtown.

The Multnomah County Health Department announced Friday that it will start distributing tin foil, straws and snorting kits to drug users across Portland this mo

The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing. Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city’s progressive identity.

The sheriff's office had warned that a $3.4 million budget shortfall could force it to close more than 200 beds, losing nearly a fifth of the jail's capacity.

Brim-Edwards made an appearance during Wednesday's Portland City Council meeting where Mayor Ted Wheeler and commissioners congratulated her presumed victory.