A long-standing Multnomah County leader who retired in 2017 under a cloud of allegations of racial discrimination has returned as a consultant to help the county launch its deflection system.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County’s chief operating officer has stepped down for unspecified reasons. County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson revealed she accepted Serena Cruz’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has debuted a webpage dedicated to unsolved cold case homicide investigations in Multnomah County, the agency announced on Tuesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County has delayed the opening of its drug deflection center and will no longer meet the planned target date of Sept. 1, the day drug recriminalization takes effect in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The opening of Multnomah County’s drug user drop-off center is on pause until mid- to late October as controversy continues to surround the site planned for the Buckman ...

Anna Lueck / OPB Multnomah County officials announced Monday that they will temporarily halt the opening of a deflection center, where police could have taken people arrested for drug possession ...

Multnomah County received $15.5 million from the state’s Oregon All In program. With that, the county was initially tasked with housing 275 households, adding 140 shelter beds and protecting ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Multnomah County has pushed the opening of its deflection and sobering center in order to meet staffing levels, training standards and allow for more community ...

(KATU) — Ahead of drug possession becoming recriminalized in Oregon on Sept. 1, Multnomah County on Monday detailed its temporary plan to dispatch mobile deflection crews while it prepares a ...

The number of homeless individuals in Multnomah County who accessed shelter or moved into permanent housing increased significantly last year, according to new data released by the county.

More people moved into shelter and permanent housing in Multnomah County through the region’s homeless service agency in the past 12 months than in recent history. Michael Jones stands in a ...

All lanes are affected. ODOT said that the west viaduct near Multnomah Falls — mileposts 17.3 through 18.12 — closed Friday evening for structure repairs. The highway is currently closed ...