PORTLAND, Oregon — The Multnomah County Central Library is implementing new safety measures one month after a fatal shooting occurred across the street from the downtown building. The move comes amid ...

Multnomah County officials plan to make additional safety upgrades at Portland’s troubled Central Library, but remain undecided about one major security measure. Director of Libraries Annie Lewis told ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Multnomah County commissioners are working to improve security measures at the Central Library. It comes after a deadly shooting outside the library near SW 10th Avenue and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After a stabbing took place outside of Multnomah County Central Library in August, County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson released a statement on Monday calling on District ...

Shootings, even mass ones, don’t generate much debate in America anymore. Likewise, unless there are multiple victims, individual acts of gun violence often fail to engage Portland leaders. The July 1 ...

It’s been one month since a violent exchange outside the downtown Portland Central Library left a man dead, and its impact could bring lasting changes to Multnomah County’s flagship branch. The county ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County leaders have decided not to install weapons detection systems at Portland’s Central Library, citing research and community survey feedback that suggested metal ...

Injured bald eagle found near West Highway 126 fog line dies despite rescue efforts On Wednesday, February 11, a Deschutes County deputy and two Animal Control Officers worked to save a bald eagle ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners held a security briefing Tuesday regarding the safety measures being instituted at the Central Library. The new safety measures ...

Concern about fentanyl smoke in library restrooms became so acute last year that Multnomah County asked a federal regulator to assess the situation. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and ...