Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: Does addiction cause homelessness? This post is our first attempt to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Neighbors living around a homeless shelter in North Portland told KGW that they are ready to sell their homes and leave due to the drug use, vandalism and other livability issues that ...

People who oppose the sweeps have argued that they are inhumane and that the city is just moving people from one side of the street to the other. “Sweeps are expensive, they are cruel, and they’re ...

In 2020, Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize all drugs. Was it a catastrophic mistake? Has this famously progressive city been mugged by reality? "This, like, constant shortage ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is urging residents to volunteer and donate to the city's homeless services, warning that federal intervention could follow if the community doesn't ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson (D) warned in an email sent to thousands of recipients that President Donald Trump could target Portland, Ore., next if they don’t fix their homelessness crisis, according ...

A pedestrian walks past a tent encampment in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 24, 2024. President Trump has promised to sweep homeless Americans out of cities in part by forcing many into "long-term ...

Approaching his first anniversary in office, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, who ran most prominently on grappling seriously with the city’s homelessness troubles, just made a major course shift. It may, ...