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February 2, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: ‘Killing the mentally ill for a dollar a pill’

Three years ago, Oregon did away with criminal sanctions for drug possession. But after a surge in overdoses and open-air use, the state is poised to re-criminalize drugs.

February 1, 2024

Oregon Supreme Court stops 10 GOP lawmakers from running for re-election, siding with Democrat's ballot ban

The Oregon Supreme Court sided with the Democratic secretary of state's move banning 10 GOP senators from the ballot over a walkout last summer.

February 1, 2024

Oregon woman found guilty, insane after pushing 3-year-old child onto train tracks

Brianna Lace Workman will spend 10 years in psychiatric custody after being found guilty except for insanity in the shoving of a child onto train tracks.

January 31, 2024

Oregon university drops failing grades for students, citing 'GPA fixation'

Students at Western Oregon University will no longer receive "D-" or "F" grades and instead be forced to repeat the course with no negative impact on GPA.

January 30, 2024

Oregon woman wanted for husband's killing, considered armed and dangerous: police

The wife of an Oregon man who was found dead last week in Portland is wanted for first-degree murder and remains on the run, police said Tuesday.

January 30, 2024

Portland leaders frustrated, say city allowed to set harsher rules for cigarettes than fentanyl: ‘It’s insane’

Portland city leaders say state laws and courts have prevented them from addressing the drug and homeless crises. Now, they're calling on legislators to act.

January 27, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: Are voters 'beyond a turning point' after decades of progressive politics?

Both sides of the aisle agree Oregon is in crisis — homelessness, drug use and livability are the major concerns — but can they effectively reverse course?

January 25, 2024

‘Focus on merit’: Oregon county axes diversity office that cost nearly $1 million a year

An Oregon county is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion office, choosing to focus on "diversity of ideas" instead, one Clackamas County commissioner said.

January 24, 2024

Portland children jump from stolen car, escape kidnapping suspect with good Samaritan's help

A woman allegedly stole a car in Portland with two children – ages 9 and 11 – inside, but the kids escaped and flagged down a passerby who called 911.

January 24, 2024

Open-air drug use, overdoses push Democrats to introduce overhaul of first-in-the-nation decriminalization law

As Oregon reckons with rampant drug use, Democrats unveiled a plan to undo a key portion of the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law passed by voters in 2020.