Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW) — Every year, millions of children, teens and young adults experience some form of homelessness over the course of a year, whether it’s couch surfing, sleeping on the streets or staying in shelters. ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — RVs, broken down cars, piles of metal and makeshift huts line one side of Northeast 33rd Drive. Dead rats are pressed into the pavement after being run over by the constant rush ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.– Klamath Falls residents are upset after a video was posted to Facebook accusing Fred Meyer employees of dumping fish fertilizer near a homeless man’s tent. Marnie Whiting said she was just getting off work at a laundromat ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Homelessness and housing have been a primary focus for both candidates and voters this election cycle. At the same time, the voices of those living on the streets often go unheard. With ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW), KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — The Portland City Council voted Thursday evening to adopt a large and controversial plan from Mayor Ted Wheeler to tackle the city’s homelessness crisis, including a ban on unsanctioned camping ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. —Dozens of community members came out to Wednesday night’s Grants Pass City Council meeting to oppose the city’s newest plan for a homeless navigation center. Now the city council is making the decision to not move forward ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The City of Grants Pass is no longer looking into purchasing a downtown building after hearing feedback from the community. At Wednesday night’s Grants Pass City Council meeting, council members discussed the city’s homeless situation. As ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — It’s taken almost a year longer than expected, but the second of Portland’s six Safe Rest Villages is about to open, set up at the Menlo Park and Ride near 122nd and ...
GRANTS PASS, Or. – The City of Grants Pass has made a preliminary offer to purchase a building to establish a low-barrier shelter and navigation shelter. We told you last month that the City of Grants Pass had lost an ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Blair Best, KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Wednesday afternoon saw the beginning of public comment in a Portland City Council session that could stretch on well into the night, as Portlanders had their chance to voice ...