The population of Multnomah County, the dense urban core of the Portland metro, rose a hair last year, even as it remained ...

Could Multnomah County’s overcrowded and understaffed jails prompt officials to release inmates? It’s a harsh reality ...

Multnomah County's Homeless Services Department had implemented one recommendation from the 2023 audit, was working on five others and had not implemented two more.

Multnomah County Commissioner Shannon Singleton, who once ran the county’s homelessness office, proposed Monday pulling funds ...

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

A nascent effort to bring lobbying rules to Multnomah County will go public on March 11, when Commissioners Julia ...

Multnomah County proclaimed February 2025 as Black History and Black Futures Month despite a severe winter storm.

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County’s eight severe weather shelters will stay open all day Friday and through the night, operating until at least 10 a.m. Saturday, the county announced Friday ...