Emergency medical services in Multnomah County ... Normally the county requires those trucks to have two paramedics. Under the temporary staffing policy change established in August, the county ...

In one instance, Multnomah County received an invoice to pay $396,726 to Do Good Multnomah, a nonprofit that provides homeless services in Portland. County staff returned the invoice, prompting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement with the City of Portland on June 13 which unites the government bodies through a single “Homelessness ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — An ice storm contributed to record-low response rates for Multnomah County ambulances in January, a particularly dismal month amid a years-long slide in response times for ...

In the past three years, a Multnomah County spokesperson said they have also established a 24/7 Security Operations Center to enhance safety and security.

For the past seven years, Multnomah County District 1 has been home to a bomb thrower. Sharon Meieran, an emergency room doctor and lawyer, has used her perch on the city’s westside (with a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As plans to renovate the Multnomah County Justice Center move forward, the proposal renderings show several security upgrades including bulletproof windows and secure ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - An experienced paramedic in Multnomah County says he and his colleagues are being stretched thin amid a surge in 911 calls. This comes after Portland and Multnomah County ...

County leaders say drugs smuggled into the jails are among the reasons. Six people have died in the Multnomah County Jail in less than three months, the largest spike in at least 15 years.

As the two-year anniversary of the historic and deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome approaches, Multnomah County leaders are gearing up to hold big oil companies responsible. The 2021 event ...

The number of people experiencing homelessness of all kinds in Multnomah County—unsheltered, in shelters, and in transitional housing—rose 20% in 2023, an increase that county officials ...

Multnomah County Commissioner Lori Stegmann will run for Multnomah County Chair in the May 2022 primary race, the commissioner announced Monday. Stegmann said she is running for the position ...