Oregon transportation officials have abruptly ended a yearslong agreement that tasks Portland with conducting homeless camp ...

The change also means fewer cleanups along highways and bridges, part of the fallout from the state legislature’s failure to ...

According to court documents, Timothy Hudson told investigators about a drunken brawl at his camp that kept escalating until ...

ODOT has declined multiple requests for an interview but said in a written statement that it plans to lay off "hundreds" of ...

As the city of Portland, Oregon, clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing. Tents lined some city blocks. High-powered business ...

ODOT is in the process of laying off hundreds of employees amid budget cuts. Homeless camp cleanups, graffiti removal, and ...

Politics New fencing to prevent homeless camping at 1 site in Portland will cost $900K Updated: Jun. 11, 2025, 8:33 a.m. | Published: Jun. 09, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

Oregon has paused cleanup efforts in the Sandy River Delta forest following confrontations with homeless residents and private contractor cleanup crews.

In Eugene, Oregon, CAHOOTS, a decades-old crisis-response program, may disappear, but the programs it inspired have spread across the United States, including to nearby Portland.

Portland ramped up sweeps and emergency shelter spending, but experts say neglecting permanent housing fueled a surge in homeless deaths.