A state of emergency was declared Tuesday over downtown Portland’s rampant fentanyl problems — just three years after Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug use. Gov. Tina Kotek ...

New legislation sponsored in Salem could affect the land-use battle over Portland's multi-billion-dollar water filtration ...

state and local partners ahead of Inauguration Day on Monday. They have activated Unified Command, which includes PPB, Portland Emergency Management and Portland Fire and Rescue. People can expect ...

The City of Portland faces up to 100-million-dollars in budget cuts. City Council has asked all agencies to come up with five to eight percent in cuts. KATU-TV got documents ...

Two years after formally announcing a homelessness state of emergency, Kotek extended the declaration for a second time, issuing an executive order that will remain in effect until early 2026.

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

The press conference features Mayor Keith Wilson, PPB Chief Bob Day, Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez and someone from the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management. This is not the ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Portland is facing potentially multimillion-dollar increases in costs for staff salaries, debt obligations ...

Mayor Mark Dion, in his State of the City address Monday, highlighted public safety and homelessness as two of the biggest issues facing Portland, and said state help is needed to address them.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson shared his vision of addressing homelessness, a main focus of his campaign, with Multnomah County leaders on Wednesday.