Multnomah County News

MAX operators and other members of the ATU had wanted the union's negotiations with TriMet management to be open to the public.

Last week Multnomah County and Street Roots released their second annual report on homeless deaths in Multnomah County.

A large number of people unhappy about Portland Mayor Charlie Hales' proposal to cut $272,000 in city "pass-through" money to several area SUN schools are expected to turn out tonight for the first of three public hearings on the mayor's proposed budget.

Former Beaverton middle school teacher Logan Storm was arraigned Wednesday in Portland on sex abuse charges dating back to 2007.

The substance is still being analyzed at the Oregon State Public Health Lab , but preliminary results show it is not a biothreat or anything toxic, said Beth Anne Steele, an FBI spokeswoman in Portland .

The first six poodles rescued last week from a Southeast Portland home are going up for adoption on Wednesday at Multnomah County Animal Services in Troutdale.

Recent emergency repairs on Northwest Cornelius Pass Road proves motorists are creating their own version of the Westside Bypass, the name given a proposed freeway project through the county that was killed by environmentalists and mass transit advocates in the 1990s.

Thus the Bridge for Blankets project came about, the brainchild of Tyler Mackie, a 32-year-old Northeast Portland resident.

St. John's Bridge: What's not to like about an elegant suspension bridge ? As the only suspension bridge in the Willamette Valley, with a beautiful park view, possessing gothic towers, this is a bridge that is a true work of art.

A 40-year-old man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's Gresham apartment and attacked her Monday.

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions from police PORTLAND, Ore. Police arrested a man they said on several occasions masturbated while riding on TriMet buses and ejaculated on female victims.

In attempts to eliminate confusion surrounding Multnomah County's recently passed gun ordinance and how it will affect unincorporated Corbett, Sheriff Dan Staton told a disgruntled crowd at Corbett's town hall meeting he will not enforce the ordinance that takes effect at the end of May.

This rendering by Cushing Civil Engineers shows what the emergency communications tower proposed by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications would look like on Gresham Butte.

TriMet unveiled the highly anticipated ticketing app from GlobeSherpa on Monday morning.

The district has requested about $25,000 in next year's budget to develop a plan that would target hiring more teachers and administrators of color.

A crowd gathered in front of a stage that looked remarkably like Mickey Mouse's birthday party at Disneyland , in order to celebrate the grand opening of a new "Ideal Org" -which is essentially the Scientology equivalent of a megachurch, but without so much congregation.

Firefighters and sheriff's deputies block the street in front of the Multnomah County elections office after a worker reported finding a strange substance inside a ballot envelope.

A Multnomah County judge has upheld the city's decision to raise its land-line phone tax, denying CenturyLink's request for a court injunction.

Students in a class run by Impact NW at Franklin High School receive direct benefit from Portland's Children Levy, which is up for renewal on the May 21 ballot.

This 2009 photo shows Chuck and Shirley Young of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with their four great-grandchildren. The Youngs gained custody of the children after a judge found their parents unfit to care for them.