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| Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson used her second annual State of the County address Monday to acknowledge the increasing

Shull, whose political career is marred by controversy, faces three challengers for his seat on the Clackamas County board.

The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld Washington County’s ban on flavored tobacco.

The May 21 election outcome in the two districts could lead to a significant realignment of politics and priorities at Oregon's largest county.

When Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran steps down in December due to term limits, Chair Jessica Vega Pederson will bid goodbye to her fiercest critic on the board

For the second year in a row , Mother's Day weekend is expected to bring hot temperatures to the Portland area, and Multnomah County health officials are warning people to take precautions when they try to cool off.

Gresham's first Black city councilor is making a bid to represent east Multnomah County, which is often considered the region's most overlooked district, on the board of commissioners.

Portland-area doctors are warning parents to be careful with melatonin as rates of children visiting the ER after taking too much of the supplement are increasing nationwide, according to the U.S.

Close to 600 people died from fentanyl overdoses in Multnomah County last year — an 80% increase from the previous year, when the opioid killed 329 people in the Portland area, according to the county's fentanyl dashboard

County officials did not penalize the ambulance provider until recently.