Fifty years ago, 42 percent of U.S. adults regularly smoked. The habit had been shown to cause lung cancer in 1950, but it wasn’t until the Surgeon General’s January 1964 report Smoking and Health...
Multnomah County’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the creation Thursday of a veterans court aimed at helping veterans in the justice system connect with services that can help them....
A dentist who has focused his career on care for clients who are very poor, affected by HIV and AIDS, or undocumented clients has joined Multnomah County Health Department as...
Multnomah County commissioners heard a troubling briefing Tuesday about how federal budget cuts in Congress are forcing county residents to choose among the necessities of life
Many people may know the county’s Division of Assessment, Recording & Taxation collects property taxes, issues passports, it is also in the business of love.
LaDonna Redmond began questioning her local food system when she gave birth 15 years ago to a son who was allergic to shellfish, dairy, peanuts and eggs.The mom...
On her first day in office, Commissioner Liesl Wendt pledged to bring energy and consideration for those in need as she supported the work...
A new Multnomah County report finds heat waves, air quality and mosquitoes will worsen in the Portland-area because of climate change.In the first-ever analysis of how...
Saying that children should not be hungry in our community, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 3 voted to create two new food pantries
New Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal vowed to maintain stability in day-to-day county business when she was sworn in to her new position on...
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners will honor the signing into law of the Americans with Disabilities Act later this month.