Renewed Pressure From Advocates Revives Committee Hearing for Bill to End Homeless Camp Sweeps

Union Says Portland Park Rangers Want Body Armor for Patrolling Parks

Environmental Nonprofit Verde Names Community Leader Candace Avalos as Executive Director

State Suggests Burying Willamette Cove’s Toxic Soil Along Beach

Local residents who have championed turning former dry dock into parkland say the state’s plan is insufficient.

Former Police Union President Resigns From Retirement Board

Brian Hunzeker’s role in the leaking of false and damaging information about Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is still unclear.

Roy Moore Calms Wounded People Before They Seek Revenge. Portland City Hall Is Betting His Work Can Curb a Wave of Shootings.

His job is central to City Council’s hope of slowing a vicious shooting war without turning to Portland’s most politically toxic solution: more cops.

Murmurs: Jail Inmates Sue County Following Outbreak

In other news: State suggests burying toxic soil along beach.

Multnomah County Inverness Jail Faces Federal Lawsuit Following COVID-19 Outbreak