Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions ...

A new report provides a detailed analysis of homeless services spending in the Portland area. That's information most regions ...

The change also means fewer cleanups along highways and bridges, part of the fallout from the state legislature’s failure to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There’s a small nonprofit in Old Town, p:ear, that works with homeless youth to mentor them to a ...

A new report puts a price tag on just how much money is being spent on the homeless in the Portland metro area, and it isn’t small. Read online: ...

Researchers found that more than $700 million went to a total of 522 different uses across the tri-county area meant to ...

The suspect accused of stabbing and killing a Portland man dubbed the "Sheriff of Clinton Street" nearly a year ago is set to ...

I penned a My Turn entitled “Homeless Not Helpless” for the Juneau Empire. In that column, I defended then-Mayor Koelsch’s ...

North Portland to open a drop-in center for the homeless in mid-July 2025, offering daytime services but not overnight ...

ODOT has declined multiple requests for an interview but said in a written statement that it plans to lay off "hundreds" of employees starting next week.

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