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Portland police reverse decision denying 19 visa petitions for immigrants who were crime victims
Portland police approve 19 petitions for immigrants who were crime victims and whose applications were previously denied. Another 12 petitions appear to be eligible.
Oregon growers said overtime pay would drive them out of business. Why aren’t they using the state’s financial assistance?
Most of the $10 million Oregon made available to help farmers offset the costs of overtime pay for farmworkers remains untapped, data shows.
Oregon farmers, worker advocates reach impasse over improvements to labor camps. Will the governor help?
Oregon growers and worker advocates have reached an impasse over improvements to farmworker housing. Advocates are now asking Gov. Tina Kotek to step in.
PSU students describe scenes inside library occupation
As a police operation was underway to remove pro-Palestinian protestors who had occupied Portland State University's Millar Library, students describe what they saw inside the building.
DaBella Exteriors CEO dated, made advances toward employees, former workers say
DaBella Exteriors CEO Donnie McMillan Jr. had romantic relationships with at least two former employees and made advances toward at least two others, former workers said.
Multnomah County pitches money to help asylum seekers, state working ‘quickly’ to disburse $2 million approved by Legislature
State and county leaders scramble to help migrants after closure of state-funded hotel program in December
Will Oregon help asylum seekers again? As bill stalls, advocates say ‘allow us to support more families’
Legislation to create a long-term safety net for asylum seekers in Oregon failed to make it out of a House committee.
Oregon spent $29 million to house asylum seekers. Then it shut down the program
Despite high demand, state officials and lawmakers abandoned the program after just 14 months
Portland renters feel the squeeze after deadly January freeze
Some Portland area tenants’ lives have been upended by January’s storm. It’s not yet clear how many.
Milwaukie pedestrian injured; driver arrested on DUII charges
A 67-year-old Milwaukie woman was struck Sunday morning while walking her dog.
Dangers of staying out in the cold can be ‘deadly.’ Multnomah County suspects one hypothermia death, so far
County health officer urged people in need to seek a warm place as the weather conditions can be deadly
Sobriety Powwow celebrates New Year’s Eve without alcohol: ‘There’s another way to live’
The Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest hosted its 36th annual New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow, drawing thousands to Hillsboro.
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