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Michelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and towering piles of debris accumulated along a roadway on the outskirts of Northeast Portland.

Homeless encampments now spill well beyond Portland's downtown core, dividing a city that has invested liberally in support services.

On the burgeoning homeless problem in Portland, and the city's well-meaning but insufficient measures.

In two states, New Jersey and Oregon, there's a ban on self-service gas pumping. Here's what the states' legal codes say about gas pump limitations and why they exist.

PORTLAND — Todd Ouzts let his guard down this week for perhaps the first time in two years and quickly regretted it.

The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial honors the lives of 761 Black individuals who have been confirmed to be interred, mostly in unmarked graves, in the formerly segregated sections of Fairview and New Hope cemeteries in Liberty, Missouri.

A sweep involving U.S. Marshals and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office led to 24 arrests.

A sweep involving U.S. Marshals and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office led to 24 arrests.

The minimum wage will go up to $14.75 in the Portland metro area and $12.50 in rural counties. Next year it will go up based on Consumer Price Index.

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