Hot weather can be hard on seniors and people with disabilities. As we get older, bodies have a tough time managing heat. Medications, limited mobility and isolation can also make people suffer.
Sonja Miller was in a meeting when she heard the news. Her phone buzzed with text messages, phone calls and emails. Shots had been fired at Reynolds High School.
When Commissioner Loretta Smith took the stage to kick off the 2014 season of the SummerWorks program on Tuesday, she started off on a somber note.
The Multnomah County Health Department is finally getting a new headquarters that will be designed to meet its changing needs.
Several Multnomah County roads in Wood Village and rural east county will be repaved in July and August.
With the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures as high as 98 degrees for the Portland metro area on Tuesday, view steps you and your family can take to prevent heat-related illness.
The Board of County Commissioners on June 26 appointed longtime labor representative Rob Nosse to the House District 42 seat.
The National Association of Counties (NACO) has awarded a 2014 Achievement Award to the SummerWorks internship program, along with four additional Multnomah County programs.
Board approves new chief operating officer and health department director who've led during uncertainty, transition.
Despite the fact that Mitchell Jackson began dealing drugs at the age 15, he never felt good at it. “I was never a grand hustler,” Jackson told an audience of men and woman on probation or parole.
NW Cornelius Pass Road will be closed to through traffic between Highway 30 and NW Germantown Road on Thursday, June 19 from 6 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. for annual maintenance work.
The new Sellwood Bridge will display four benches designed and built by students from the ACE Academy, a charter school in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood.