Tami Mahrt was two years past the recommended age for colorectal cancer screening. Though she considered herself healthy, she went in for her screening and awoke from the procedure with shocking news
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported late Friday that Central Catholic High student Jacob Parkhurst died of meningococcal disease.
The deadline for people to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and Cover Oregon has been extended to April 30.
Nominations are now being accepted for Multnomah County’s annual Gladys McCoy Award to recognize a community member with outstanding lifetime volunteer service dedicated to improving the community.
Public health officials in Multnomah and Clackamas counties are investigating the sudden illness that claimed a 17-year-old high school student in the Portland area on March 4, 2014.
For more than a decade the county has made reductions to the general fund it uses to pay for services. While some reductions will continue, limited funding is available to expand some services.
Multnomah County and the City of Portland released a two-part document detailing the City/County strategy for dealing with the region’s expected significant climate changes.
Nearly 7,000 miles from his current job in Multnomah County, Michael Grimmett learned a lesson nearly three decades ago in Sierra Leone that guides his career and life to this day.
The continuing need to provide food for struggling families prompted Multnomah County’s Board of Commissioners to allocate $100,000 to help those residents still reeling from the Great Recession.
With a special emphasis on the importance of voting rights, Multnomah County’s Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation Thursday to mark February as Black History Month in the county.
On Feb. 18, Department of Community Justice officials announced during a briefing with the board that they anticipate the department will receive $800,000 or more a year to support juvenile programs.
"The reason I work for Multnomah County, the reason I am here today is because I believe we can do better."