Referrals for sobering are now open to five other groups, including Portland Street Response, Portland Fire & Rescue's CHAT ...

Multnomah County today announced the departure of two top mental health officials: Dr. David Hidalgo, the director of addiction and mental health services and Joan Rice, the director of mental ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County plans to stop distributing tents and tarps to homeless residents, except during severe cold weather events. The new policy will take effect May 27. County Chair ...

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 ...

Multnomah County’s animal shelter, long beleaguered with complaints and concerns, is packed to the brim with pets, officials said.The facility was built in 1968 and can’t keep up with the ...

Multnomah County’s jails face “critical” staffing shortages on a daily basis, ... the grand jury also looked at Donald Long Juvenile Justice Center, ...

Beginning on Tuesday, May 27, Multnomah County officials will no longer provide tarps and tents to those living outside. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:25:19 GMT (1751016319398) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Several Multnomah County programs are looking at serious cuts in the new proposed budget. But some, like the Nurse Family Partnership program, would be completely eliminated. Read online: https ...

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced Friday that the county homeless services department faces a potentially “catastrophic” budget shortfall in the next fiscal year, which ...

In April, Multnomah County entered into a five-year, $40 million contract with InterCon. Now, 170 guards will be available to patrol county buildings.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — KATU News crews stationed outside Multnomah County's newly opened deflection center for most of the day saw no police drop-offs, however, security vehicles came and went ...

Big money is starting to roll into the Multnomah County district attorney’s race 10 months before next May’s primary. This week, challenger Nathan Vasquez reported contributions of $71,280 ...