Before this month, the sheriff's office hadn’t recorded a shooting by one of its deputies since February 2023.

Crime Former Multnomah County corrections deputy accused of smuggling drugs into jail for boyfriend The sheriff's office said that Devona Preble, 43, met the man when he was in jail in early 2023.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office arrested 17 people and seized a ghost gun last Tuesday at the Gateway Transit Center in Northeast Portland. The arrests were the ...

Voters in inner Northeast and Southeast Portland neighborhoods went for incumbent Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, while his triumphant challenger Nathan Vasquez dominated in ...

Two Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been charged with misconduct in connection with the deaths of two adults in custody. Corrections deputies James Brauckmiller and Michael ...

A Multnomah County Sheriff’s deputy is slated to resign from his position after being sentenced for falsifying records related to welfare and security checks.

Deaths in Multnomah County custody have spiked within the last several years, beginning in 2022 and peaking in 2023. MCSO reported a previous death in custody this year, after an inmate was found ...

Multnomah County Auditor Jennifer McGuirk released a draft map Thursday for new County Commission districts. Like what happens for congressional and state legislative districts, redistricting on ...

Our host, Reed College filmmaker Zave Payne, hung a map of Oregon in Pioneer Courthouse Square and asked passersby to locate Multnomah County. (Hint: Portland is in Multnomah County.) It’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Multnomah County is making it easy for residents to see if they’re in an evacuation area near the Eagle Creek Fire.The county has been keeping track of Level 1, 2 and 3 ...

Multnomah County law enforcement and political leaders came together Wednesday to reassure the public that they’re working together to improve public safety. June 30, 2025 contribute now ...