A bill that would have prevented mobile providers from distributing needles near schools and daycare centers won’t move ...

A bill that would have banned needle exchanges near schools and childcare facilities will not advance in the Oregon ...

Herold stalked Watts, who was 32 and homeless, back to Watts’ tent beneath the Steel Bridge, where Herold repeatedly stabbed the unarmed man. Herold then ran away. Watts managed to crawl back toward ...

The increase in needle collection in 2025 was due to the city's new syringe redemption program, according to Portland's ...

The Oregon State Senate heard testimony on Thursday on a bill that would ban the distribution of needles near schools and ...

The city of Portland distributed more than 1 million needles for the first time in 2025 and collected 86% of them, its ...

Hundreds of protesters opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) marched through downtown Portland on Sunday, temporarily shutting down roads as they walked from City Hall to a detention ...

Coinciding with the festival are events like an illuminated bike ride, an LED drag show, a roller disco, a fire show, and other performances across the city. The Winter Light Festival runs from Feb. 6 ...

More than 50 shops and restaurants are participating in a nationwide strike, which will include a protest in Portland's Monument Square.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On Christmas, while much of Portland slows down, crisis does not. As the Rose City continues to grapple with mental health and behavioral health crises, a city program designed ...

Yuki Iwamura / AP Mayor Keith Wilson and councilors who represent the North Portland district called the federal officers’ tactics during the Dec. 11 arrest “unjustified, disruptive and escalatory.” ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Calls to Portland Street Response are up 20% compared to this time last year, underscoring the need for the non-police crisis response throughout the city. Portland Street ...