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Detectives in Oregon have linked the murders of four women to a Multnomah County man who was released early from prison in July 2021 because he joined a…

It’s been 12 years since the city of Vancouver added the affordability option to the multifamily tax exemption. How effective has it been?

The deaths of Kristin Smith, 22, Charity Perry, 24, Bridget Webster, 31, and Ashley Real, 2 found in and around Portland, Oregon appear to be linked, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said.

In truth, the environmental groups are engaged in propaganda and made false claims to advance the agendas of their funders while groups funded by the fossil fuel industry did not.

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has announced some details of new joint task forces focused on auto and retail thefts.

Saddled with a mandate to start treating the city's water supply, the water bureau now faces local resistance and mounting construction costs.

A daytime camping ban went into effect Friday, July 7, but downtown Portland was almost already free of tents on sidewalks and in medians one day earlier.

“It’s a system that encourages unethical behavior," said one public defense attorney. "...It’s most certainly not justice. No one feels like it’s justice.”

It’s rare to see a public apology from a police officer, but nearly three years after using a baton to strike a photojournalist in the head, Corey Budworth, an officer with the Portland Police Bureau, did just that. In a recorded video released Tuesday, July 11, Budworth read a statement apologizing to Teri Jacobs for his use of force during a 2020 racial justice protest in Portland. “I acknowledge the physical and emotional harm my...

Law firms focused on corporate wrongdoing are "willing to take risks" in emerging climate battles, one observer said, "but only when they see a decent