Jan. 30 (UPI) --A state of emergency was declared Tuesday for downtown Portland, as Oregon, county and city officials attempt to tackle the ongoing fentanyl crisis. "Our country and our state have ...

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 ...

The main topics Kotek touched on were homelessness and housing supply, mental health and addiction, funding education and ...

Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday extended her emergency order declaring a state of homelessness in Oregon for a third year. Kotek ...

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

With days left in office, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a directive on Friday, aiming to codify emergency abortion ...

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.

The proposal in the governor's update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state's General ...

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Construction is underway in South Portland, where Preble Street is building a facility designed to ...