Starting Black Friday, Multnomah County law enforcement agencies will launch a retail theft mission meant to assure holiday shoppers that they're safe to be out.
Velma Carter lived in a deteriorating RV on the streets of Portland, always striving for better but never able to catch a break. She finally got one just in time.
Homeless Portlanders, represented by the Oregon Law Center, filed a class action lawsuit against the city at the end of September. They want to block the ban.
The state of emergency will give Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes authority to unilaterally issue executive orders on homelessness while it remains in effect.