Multnomah County

A ballot drop box in at the Fisher's Landing Transit Center in Vancouver, Wash., pictured here Oct. 28, 2024, was set ablaze early Monday morning. The fire destroyed hundreds of ballots.

2 ballot boxes set on fire in Portland and Vancouver

Hundreds of ballots were destroyed in one of the early morning incidents. Investigators say the two acts are likely connected with an attempt to set another ballot box on fire earlier this month.

Map of Portland-area industrial facilities

Environment

Cascadia earthquake could release deadly chemicals, endangering much of Multnomah County

April Ehrlich

Multnomah County emergency managers compiled a report illustrating how deadly plumes could be released from the region's industrial facilities after an earthquake.

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson speaks at a press conference June 22, 2023, announcing the county's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies in Portland, Ore., Thursday, June 22, 2023. The county is suing 17 oil and gas companies, alleging the burning of their products contributed to a deadly heat wave in 2021.

Crime, Law & Justice

Multnomah County sues fossil fuel companies for nearly $52 billion over heat dome

Monica Samayoa

Multnomah County is seeking nearly $52 billion in damages and future costs for climate adaptation in a lawsuit that filed Thursday against more than a dozen fossil fuel companies to hold them accountable for the unprecedented heat dome event in 2021.