Portland’s homelessness crisis has reached a breaking point. Despite unprecedented public spending and countless new programs ...

Nearly 2,600 of the homeless people who were surveyed reported that they were living with serious mental illnesses.

Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: Does addiction cause homelessness? This post is our first attempt to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Neighbors living around a homeless shelter in North Portland told KGW that they are ready to sell their homes and leave due to the drug use, vandalism and other livability issues that ...

In Oregon, few environmental policies are as universally recognized as the state’s pioneering Bottle Bill. For over 50 years, the landmark legislation has allowed people to return cans and bottles for ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson (D) warned in an email sent to thousands of recipients that President Donald Trump could target Portland, Ore., next if they don’t fix their homelessness crisis, according ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The day before Portland's latest overnight homeless shelter was set to welcome its first guests, someone spray-painted the building in apparent protest of its presence in the Pearl ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The City of Portland will soon resume issuing citations for camping, a spokesperson for Mayor Keith Wilson confirmed Wednesday afternoon. “We cannot arrest our way out of ...