NASA’s DART mission, the first-ever planetary defense test in space, sent a spacecraft to ...
While some proposals under consideration are for greater accountability, others aim to better set participants up for success ...
Portland will prosecute deflection no‑shows after 90 days; Seattle is pushing more diversion. Local debate over treatment ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been one year since Multnomah County launched an $8 million program meant to give people caught with drugs a choice: a jail cell or support. Around that same time, Oregon ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County's new deflection program, designed to connect individuals to treatment options instead of arresting them for illegal substance possession, has shown promising ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Multnomah County deflection center that will serve as a touch point for drug users who wish to avoid jail time and instead opt for addiction treatment is set to open its ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been nearly a year since Multnomah County opened its deflection center in Portland's Central Eastside, its original role envisioned as a place for law enforcement to take people ...
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 ...