Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Homelessness continues to be Portland's "most important problem," according to results from a new poll commissioned by The ...

A 23-portrait project at Blanchet House highlights the personal stories of people experiencing homelessness, addiction and ...

A year into enforcement, Portland’s camping ban has led to zero convictions. But it has led to dozens of people facing ...

Portland police say Portland’s homelessness situation has reached a tipping point. Since May 26, they’ve been scouring the Central Eastside most days to push out the “entrenched” campers who’ve taken ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new report puts a price tag on just how much money is being spent on the homeless in the Portland metro area, and it isn’t small. A report by ECOnorthwest found more than ...

After the City of Longview closed a homeless housing community last month, city officials opened bidding on Monday to auction off these homes and facilities to the public, with hopes to return ...

PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. 13, 2025 6:21 p.m. Updated: Nov. 13, 2025 7:15 p.m. The debate illuminates a growing divide between some city councilors and Mayor Keith Wilson over the mayor’s approach to ...

Robert Marbut, a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was in Portland Tuesday to walk local leaders through the Trump administration’s thinking on ...

A team contracted to clean up a homeless camp along West Burnside found human remains on Monday that could be linked to a case from last week, police said.

Skyler Brocker-Knapp has been at the forefront of Portland’s efforts to build homeless shelters for the better part of the last five years. During that time, the city created more than a dozen ...

Portland, Oregon, has banned homeless people from camping in forested parks to both protect them from potential wildfires and prevent them from accidentally starting blazes during a summer of drought ...