PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New details are emerging about Multnomah County’s proposed deflection center set to open in a couple of weeks, including what defines “deflection.” This all comes following the ...

Last year, Oregon ended its three-year experiment with drug decriminalization known as Measure 110. This came when Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 4002 to implement new criminal penalties for drug ...

After weeks of work, a group of civic leaders and law enforcement officials working to set up an alternative to the criminal justice system for drug users has come up with a plan. Under guidelines ...

Starting next week, people caught with small amounts of street drugs outside the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on weekends will be arrested and taken to jail, Portland Police Chief Bob Day said Monday ...

As I write this, Multnomah County stands just over a month away from opening a voluntary drug deflection center in the heart of the central eastside (“$2 million approved for improvements at Portland ...