Dupree Carter and his wife, Michelle Barrows-Carter, founded Junk It in 2012. They financed a pickup truck, recruited family ...

Outreach groups are doing what they can now to provide shelter and cold weather supplies during a week where winter weather ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County has announced that its Emergency Shelters will open tonight at 8 p.m. and will remain open until at least noon on Tuesday. "People need to get inside ...

With lows in the 20s predicted Tuesday night, Multnomah County will open two more cold weather shelter locations, both in Southeast Portland. Washington and Clackamas counties will also continue ...

That includes five days where the county saw five or more visits each day. A Multnomah County spokesperson told KOIN 6 that on a typical winter day, they see less than four emergency visits for ...

January in Multnomah County took on a deeper significance this year as the Board of Commissioners dedicated it to raising awareness about trafficking, proclaiming it Human Trafficking Awareness ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County officials presented the Board of Commissioners with rough estimates for replacing the county’s cramped and outdated animal shelter on Tuesday which ...

For residents of Multnomah County looking actively to shape their local education and fire safety boards, the May 20, 2025, Special District Election filing window is wide open. This window ...

The compass belongs to George McCarthy, a formerly homeless man. It is part of a photography and writing storytelling exhibition, “what i carry,” at the Multnomah County Central Library in downtown ...

Dog kennel space at Multnomah County’s Troutdale animal shelter is running critically low, officials warned Friday. Animal Services Director Erin Grahek said an influx of strays and owners ...

It may not look like much has changed at North Portland Library since it closed for renovations nearly two years ago in April ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man died due to hypothermia over the weekend, Multnomah County reported Tuesday. On Sunday, the man was found in the 97219 ZIP code, which covers the Southwest Portland area ...