A famed Portland oyster restaurant that has sat on the same corner for 118 years is on the brink of closing amid a decline in the Democratic city following the pandemic and the legalization of all ...

The Union Gospel Mission hosted its first-ever PDX Recovers 5K race along Portland's waterfront to bring the community together to support people recovering from addiction, homelessness, and other ...

Yesterday I was downtown at Central City Concern talking to their executive director, Ed Blackburn, about heroin and acupuncture and the recession and all sorts of hot topics when he handed me a fat ...

Many Americans would resist using tax dollars to pay people to stay sober. But that's the approach the data suggest.

The call goes up before the bicycles roll to a complete stop on a recent Friday, sending a ripple of energy up and down the Central Eastside block. Soon, grateful drug users are coming from every ...

As Seattle backs away from prosecuting drug possession, Portland’s top prosecutor is moving in the opposite direction, announcing a crackdown aimed at offenders who refuse treatment after arrest.

Editor’s Note: KOIN 6 News anchorman Jeff Gianola will retire around Thanksgiving 2025 after more than 40 years as a Portland journalist. In this series, Jeff looks back at some of the most memorable ...