Jessica Vega Pederson was elected to a four-year term as Chair of the Multnomah County Commission back in 2022.

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When asked what their top concerns were, 65% of respondents answered “homelessness” — compared to 71% in 2023.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two people arrested for breaking into buildings in Portland this week told police they did so because it was cold outside, according to court documents. Since Saturday, low ...

Officials with Portland police and the Multnomah County district attorney’s office spoke Wednesday morning after five people ...

A coordinated group of hooded and masked individuals shattered numerous windows and defaced the Multnomah County Elections building with anti-government graffiti in what Portland police described as ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Julian Samuels, who specializes in transit, said the office’s first arrest of 2025 related to drug use on public transportation ...

In late October, the Portland Police Bureau responded to a ballot box fire early one morning near the Multnomah County Elections Division office. About 30 minutes later, the Vancouver Police ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — The Multnomah County District ... his early release back to our streets is not in the best interests of the surviving victims or the community," he wrote.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has asked some of its staff to return to in-person work. On Wednesday, the Multnomah County DA’s office sent an email to ...

SLATINGTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- Flames engulfed parts of a home in Lehigh County, sending one person to the hospital. It happened in the 400 block of 2nd Street in Slatington around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

We started with neighborhood streets on Sunday, Jan. 4. It was brought to my attention that there is concern with the conditions around schools within our city limits. I requested a map to verify ...