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 ...

Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday extended her emergency order declaring a state of homelessness in Oregon for a third year. Kotek signed the initial executive order on her first day in office and issued an ...

Emergency contraception purchases have increased since inauguration day across the country, including in Oregon.

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

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, Ore. (KOIN) – With days left in office, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a directive on Friday, aiming to codify emergency abortion access in the state. Directive 25-01 instructs ...

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