A man with a reputation for telling hard truths about life on the streets of Portland admitted in court to lying and stealing ...

Despite efforts to increase affordable housing and keep people housed, the Portland region's homeless population grew by more ...

Rocky Alan Guerrero, 53, was found dead at the scene, and authorities said a candle sparked the tent fire. Officials said ...

The city of Portland’s top three leaders—Mayor Keith Wilson, city administrator Michael Jordan, and Council President Elana ...

A Portland-area car mechanic has filed a $371,500 lawsuit against a tow-truck driver whom he says severely beat him because ...

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A new mayor with no political experience in Portland has an audacious plan — some say naive — to end street homelessness, ...

Mayor Keith Wilson presented his plan to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland in just 12 months to the city council ...

Oregon saw a 24% increase in the state’s number of sheltered homeless people between January 2023 and January 2024, Portland ...

The biennial federally mandated survey helps provide a snapshot of those experiencing homelessness in the metro area on a given day.

Shelter closures across the U.S., driven by budget cuts, zoning issues, and community resistance, are worsening the growing ...

Property managers say more tenants aren't paying rent on time. Housing advocates say rising rents and stagnant wages make it ...