The Oregon Legislature is currently deciding how to tinker with the state's public defense system to meet the surge in criminal defendants going without attorneys.

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to manslaughter, assault and robbery charges from across the Portland area.

A man died in the hospital shortly after he was ordered to be released from Multnomah County custody ... where he died at 11:45 p.m. on Friday. A court ordered Ware's release from custody on ...

Multnomah County Corrections Deputy Jonathan Lee Taylor, 37, will resign after pleading guilty to one count of official misconduct in Multnomah County Court Fri ...

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners plans to vote Thursday on a resolution to take $15 million in unspent money from Metro’s supportive housing services tax and pass it along to the city ...

A Multnomah County jury found a man guilty on Monday of trying to shoot and kill two Portland police officers during a chase ...

Detectives are investigating after a 35-year-old man died after collapsing at the Multnomah County Detention Center last week. Staff at the downtown Portland jail “provided emergency lifesaving ...