Oregon recriminalized drugs on Sept. 1, 2024, after the passage of House Bill 4002. Most counties set up deflection programs to refer people to treatment rather than incarceration. Data shows counties ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — It's been one month since Oregon's new drug possession charge took affect and since most counties have been operating a deflection program. The state has devised a data ...

As the start date for Oregon's new law recriminalizing drug possession nears, more than a half dozen counties have not set up programs for people arrested with narcotics to avoid immediate jail time.

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 ...

As the state abandons decriminalization, treatment grants are going to sheriffs and district attorneys: ‘that might be two or three case managers’ The state of Oregon, which has long struggled with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ken Sanchagrin, executive director for the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, talks with lawmakers during an Addiction and ...

Curtis Prescott cycled through Oregon’s court system for three decades, a bleak ritual underscored by his chronic homelessness and fueled by his methamphetamine addiction. When Clackamas County ...

Oregon will soon end its nearly four-year experiment with drug decriminalization. Beginning Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of drugs will again be a misdemeanor crime. A key part of the change is ...

Cascade Locks’ Brigham Fish Market is asking for help ID’ing a suspect seen on video breaking in at 3:49 a.m. America marks 250 years of independence as Portland residents reflect on progress America ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With less than three weeks until Oregon recriminalizes small amounts of hard drugs, most counties need to have deflection programs in place with funding recently approved by ...