July 10, 2023 ‘Snorting kits’ for drug users to be distributed in Portland despite Dem opposition: ‘Reckless’ The county surrounding Portland, Oregon, is set to distribute “snorting kits" for drug users as a part of a harm reduction plan opposed by the city's Democratic mayor.
July 8, 2023 Portland city govt tells staff to avoid mentioning 'pregnant women' and 'citizens' in woke language directive An Inclusive Writing Guide from June encourages city staff members to not use a variety of terms, such as 'women,' 'Caucasian' or 'citizen,' to be more 'culturally conscious.'
July 8, 2023 Homeless encampments remain in Portland, despite tent ban: 'It's bulls---' A new ban on daytime homeless camping technically took effect Friday in Portland, but the city doesn't plan to enforce it yet. Here's what homeless folks had to say.
July 5, 2023 Social justice warriors driving a revolution of permissive drug culture, ‘no rules,’ counselor says Harm reduction began as a public health initiative, promoting clean needles and overdose reversal. But one critic says it has become a pillar of the culture war.
June 28, 2023 Fentanyl penalties could get harsher in this state with decriminalized drugs When Oregon voters decriminalized drug possession, limits were set on what constituted personal use amounts of heroin, meth and other drugs. But not fentanyl.
June 23, 2023 Portland residents outraged after bags of fentanyl found in popular city park: 'No playground is safe' University Park Neighborhood Association chair Tom Karwaki said residents need to demand "a lot more" action from public officials.
June 17, 2023 Portland resident sounds alarm over city's 'Safe Rest Village' program: Area of 'organized crime and drugs' Portland resident and PDX Real founder Angela Todd shares insight into the city's homeless crisis and the Safe Rest Villages program on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'
June 14, 2023 Human remains bagged, dumped in rural Nevada identified 45 years later Unidentified human remains found in Pershing County, Nevada, in 1978 have been determined to belong to Portland resident Florence Charleston.
June 13, 2023 Portland serial killer fears: Dozens of missing women, girls raise ‘red flag,’ cold-case expert says Whether or not Portland and surrounding areas have a serial killer, the sheer number of missing-persons cases should be cause for concern, an expert says.
June 8, 2023 Trial set for Portland woman accused of deadly car ramming on Vegas Strip Paris Paradise Morton has been ordered to stand trial for plowing her car into a pedestrian area on the Las Vegas Strip, killing Jessica Valenzuela and injuring dozens of others.