Oregon ‘community navigator’ program aims to ease transition out of state psychiatric hospital
The state plans to test the program in six counties then decide whether to expand it statewide.
Kotek forgives 10,000 more driver’s license suspensions, adding to predecessor’s order
Those who lost driver's licenses due to nonpayment of fines are now eligible to get them back.
Budget boost would keep more plows, salt on snowy Oregon roads this winter
Lawmakers committed $19 million to ODOT for snowplows, de-icer and funding overtime for staff.
Amtrak adds round-trip trains between Portland and Seattle
There will now be 12 trains daily between the two cities.
Oregon lifted 8,000 drivers’ license suspensions last year, but few have taken advantage
Only a handful of people have taken advantage of Brown's clemency for suspended driver's licenses.
Free2Move to pull car-sharing fleet from Portland
The city will once again be without a car-sharing service.
Driver injures 12-year-old boy in daylight NE Portland hit-and-run
The boy was in a crosswalk at NE Cesar Chavez Avenue and Glisan Street.
Oregon mental health leader says state finally has money to boost treatment beds; Staffing them is another matter
Ebony Clarke said the state is trying to find ways to attract more behavioral health care workers.
Multnomah County mental health leaders agree some patients need involuntary treatment — but where?
Five mental health leaders discussed the need for immediate places to treat people going through mental health crises.
As Oregon State Hospital releases more patients, community mental health programs seek help to keep up
A growing number of patients are being sent back to receive treatment in their home counties.
Albina Vision leaders on freeway caps, the Rose Quarter and preserving Portland’s Black history: Q&A
Executive Director Winta Yohannes and board chair Mike Alexander talk about progress Albina Vision Trust has made, and how they're handling potential unknowns.
Labor union aims to bring back Oregon ban on self-serve gas
UFCW Local 555 is collecting signatures to reverse a new law that legalized self-service at gas stations.
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