Multnomah County weighs proposed changes to homeless housing funding
Metro leaders are proposing changes on how to raise money to build housing for people experiencing homelessness.
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Multnomah County to Open 24-Hour Sobering and Crisis Stabilization Center in Spring 2025
Multnomah County is planning to open a new 24-hour Sobering and Crisis Stabilization Center on S.E. Grand Ave.
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Multnomah County Confirms Location of New 24-Hour Sobering Center
Multnomah County says its new 24-hour sobering center will be located in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial district. On ...
Judge denies bail for suspect in Portland kidnapping, sexual assault case
On Thursday, the court agreed with Multnomah County prosecutors who fought to keep Kenneth Williams behind bars.
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Convicted murderer Mark Wilson walks out of prison after just over 35 years behind bars in notorious central Oregon killings
Mark J. Wilson, who was convicted in a notorious 1987 murder of a Terrebonne couple, was released from an Oregon prison ...
Accused man denied bail in rape of 74-year-old Portland woman; DA Vasquez promises ‘a firm stand’
Kenneth G. Williams, 69, is charged with first-degree rape and kidnapping after he allegedly wormed his way into the woman’s ...
Permanent sobering center set to open in Portland's Central Eastside, eventually
The location, not far from the deflection center that opened in October following Oregon's drug recriminalization, is expected to accommodate around 50 beds.
Authorities ID man who died in Multnomah County jail
After a spate of deaths at the downtown Multnomah County jail, he is the first person to die in the jail since July 2024.