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 ...

Despite that success, the mayor has not achieved his larger campaign promise of ending unsheltered homelessness in Portland. In fact, the problem is worse. Nearly 7,500 people are living outside or in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Homeless Day of Remembrance events were held in Portland and other communities across the metro region to ...

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 ...

Everyone staying at the city's Salvation Army-run Northrup Shelter must be on their way by 6 a.m. "They wake us up at 5:30," said Zachariah, who stays at the shelter overnight. One man said he gets ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As attorneys and other staff in cities up and down the West Coast are combing through a federal appeals court ruling issued this week to figure out if and how it impacts their local ...

Metro, the Portland area’s regional government, has raised $1.4 billion in tax revenue since 2020 specifically to provide homeless services in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. That’s a ...

One family’s story shows how the 2020 tax can work as promised, even as the overall homeless count continues climbing across ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Less than a month after Portland officials discovered millions of dollars in housing funds hadn’t been utilized, city leaders are working to identify their spending priorities.

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, Ore. — In a North Portland neighborhood, the backlash to a new day center for homeless people has been gathering steam, as some small business owners say they've been fighting for their ...

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.