Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent changes to Clatsop County’s deflection program are helping open the door for more people to access treatment. The program, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — One way or another, changes are coming for Multnomah County's drug deflection program — though the details may depend on how much the county's district attorney and commissioners can ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Multnomah County deflection program updated its policies in early 2026, and they are now giving their first updates on its progress. Deflection is designed to divert people ...
PENDLETON — While the city of Pendleton contends with how to handle social services, the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners approved a grant application for $150,000 to continue a deflection ...
In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced Tuesday that his office may pursue charges against people caught in possession of hard drugs who fail to complete the ...
In Clatsop County, seagulls squawk and swoop through the sky as visitors and residents stroll along windswept beaches of the Pacific Ocean. Towering pine trees and craggy peaks dot the landscape. The ...
Baker County is preparing to start a program that gives people cited for possession of relatively small amounts of certain drugs a chance to avoid criminal charges if they complete addiction treatment ...
Benton County launched its Deflection Program one day ahead of the planned start date, when the first person in Benton County ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Those who fail to complete Multnomah County’s Deflection Program will soon face criminal penalties. District Attorney Nathan Vasquez proposed the change on Tuesday after ...
Oregon voters passed Measure 110 in 2020. The goal was to decriminalize small amounts of street drugs and move users into treatment. That goal was ultimately not realized, and in 2024, the legislature ...
Recent changes to Clatsop County’s deflection program are helping open the door for more people to access treatment. The program, not quite 6 months old, is a response to House Bill 4002, which ...