Multnomah County Library released a list on Tuesday of the most checked out books in 2025 – featuring one Portland author.

Eli Imadali / OPB Roughly 800 households in Multnomah County are at imminent risk of homelessness if a change in federal funding advances as expected. “This is a horrible thing to have to face as a ...

Multnomah County expects its universal preschool program to see a significant boost in enrollment, starting next fall. On Thursday morning, the county announced plans to offer more than 7,400 ...

After a tumultuous three years in which she has become a focal point of Portland’s struggles with rising homelessness, expensive housing and a dearth of child care, Vega Pederson announced Wednesday ...

Lists include several gems, including classics by literary giants Jane Austen and (for the under 5 set) Mo Willems.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Record-breaking rain has caused flooding and tree damage this week in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s also helping bring the Pacific Northwest’s waterfalls to life. Portland ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Chair Jessica Vega Pederson on Friday declared an emergency for Multnomah County in response to ongoing federal immigration enforcement by ICE. The county said the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced Friday that she is declaring an emergency due to federal immigration enforcement. Vega Pedersen said the declaration will ...

The state of Oregon filed 52 lawsuits against the Trump administration in 2025. Portland stabbing inside grocery store leaves one injured, suspect detained by police A stabbing took place inside a ...

In the Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life, the despairing do-gooder George Bailey is shown a vision of the miserable hellscape his hometown would become had he never been born. Multnomah County ...

Multhomah County says it will almost double the number of taxpayer-funded Preschool for All seats available to students in the 2026–27 school year. The county has offered 7,460 seats to preschool ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson declared a state of emergency in the county Friday morning in response to the ongoing impact of federal immigration enforcement in ...