Last week, a human-caused fire damaged Elephants Delicatessen, an iconic Northwest Portland restaurant. A homeless woman is ...

A counselor advocating for the homeless community in Portland says tough love and outreach are the keys to helping solve the crisis. For 28 years, Kevin Dahlgren has been working as a drug and alcohol ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — On the first day of 2026, many people facing homelessness on Portland streets carried over ongoing challenges as they looked ahead to the new year. "My New Year's resolution is to ...

Last year, fewer people moved from city shelters to affordable housing than the year before, Mayor Keith Wilson told members of the Portland City Council on Thursday. The chart shared with councilors ...

After months of neighbors voicing concerns, an encampment in Southeast Portland has been shut down by police.

Neighbors say that the tents are just going to return after police cleared a homeless camp and arrested a suspected drug dealer.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has achieved one campaign goal, even as the number of homeless on Portland’s streets continues to rise. The mayor is closing in on one year in ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson announced Monday that he had successfully set up 1,566 new shelter beds, hitting his target by the Dec. 1 deadline he’d promised during his campaign. “We have to take big ...

Housing advocates and two City Council members rallied in front of Portland City Hall starting at noon on Wednesday to demand that the city focus on housing homeless people instead of creating large, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Homeless Day of Remembrance events were held in Portland and other communities across the metro region to mourn the lives of people who struggled with homelessness. The St.

One of my top priorities as The Oregonian/OregonLive’s homeless reporter is to shine a light on the way homeless services work or fail to work for the people they are meant to serve. <If this is you, ...