James Brauckmiller was sentenced to six months bench probation. He must surrender his police certification and resign from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man died due to hypothermia over the weekend, Multnomah County reported Tuesday. On Sunday, the man was found in the 97219 ZIP code, which covers the Southwest Portland area ...

“In Multnomah County, our attorneys prepare a lot of cases for trial that turn into dismissals on the eve of trial. If our district attorney’s office could identify those cases that are ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega-Peterson declared an emergency during a press conference on Tuesday, a day before the Metro Area’s first real chance of snow this year.

The first person to die in a Multnomah County jail since July was a 46-year-old man booked on a theft charge, court records show. Carlos Robert Morris died in the Multnomah County Detention Center ...

Multnomah County is declaring a state of emergency Tuesday evening as the region braces for its first snow event of the year. The declaration comes as Portland's mayor announced recent deaths on ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Jessica Vega Pederson was elected to a four-year term as Chair of the Multnomah County Commission back in 2022. As chief executive of the state’s largest county ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After months of planning, Multnomah County leaders have decided on a location in Southeast Portland for a permanent sobering center. Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and ...

Multnomah County says its new 24-hour sobering center will be located in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial district. On Thursday, county officials announced a pending building purchase at ...

The county said in a release on Thursday that the location, 1901 SE Grand Ave. where the Casa bella Granite showroom and warehouse are housed, meets its key criteria, which include: adequate space ...

Officials are now estimating that it could cost up to $85 million to rebuild Multnomah County’s animal shelter, a significant increase from original estimates that pegged the cost of the rebuild ...