In the 2026 fiscal year, Multnomah County spent a total of $168.7 million in supportive housing tax dollars, according to ...

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 ...

Unhoused people in Maine don’t need a permanent address to vote, but barriers to participation remain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a budget meeting Tuesday, Multnomah County officials told commissioners homelessness would likely rise between now and June ...

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

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. 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 ...

The homelessness crisis in Portland, Oregon, has completely changed the everyday lives of residents due to drug use and crime in the city. “Sweeps are expensive, they are cruel, and they’re ...

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 ...

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.