A women’s homeless shelter called Bethanie’s Room will open in the Pearl District on Feb. 9, according to Blanchet House, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has achieved one campaign goal, even as the number of homeless on Portland’s streets continues to rise. The mayor is closing in on one year in ...

A counselor advocating for the homeless community in Portland says tough love and outreach are the keys to helping solve the crisis. For 28 years, Kevin Dahlgren has been working as a drug and alcohol ...

In Portland, Oregon, a new mayor and the city council are in the early stages of a change of direction on tackling ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Unsheltered homelessness increased 75% between 2023 and 2025 in Multnomah County, according to the latest data. Despite recent improvements in shelter bed availability, the ...

A year ago, the Point-in-Time survey counted 2,413 homeless people in Maine, a number that is recognized by officials and ...

A new mayor swept into Portland pledging to stand up shelter and get people off the streets. In Seattle we've heard that before. One year in, here's what happened.

A PSU report compiling 2025 Point-in-Time count data in Oregon noted over 27,000 people experiencing homelessness, both within shelter and without.

Something had to be done, Keith Wilson argued, because “Portland has normalized homeless encampments.” His approach though was a type of “enforced compassion” that has been anathema in progressive ...