Just over a dozen people engaged in drug deflection at new Multnomah County facility in October
Of the 91 referrals, 19 went through the new Portland deflection center between its Oct. 14 opening and the end of the month, ...
Oregon stays Democratic and even appears to flip a district in Congress
Although Oregon mostly held to its usual political patterns this election, that doesn’t mean nothing changed. The pre-eminent ...
Tri-county taxpayers foot $30M in inmate medical expenses since January 2023
Information KATU obtained through records request shows medical spending in county jails varies widely from county to county.
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most ...
Multnomah County says dozens of people signed up for deflection in first two months of program
Dozens of people have agreed to deflection rather than going to jail for possessing small amounts of hard drugs in the first ...
Ranked choice vote tabulation for Maine's 2nd Congressional District continues
On Wednesday, votes from Aroostook, Washington, and Oxford Counties were verified, leaving votes in eight more counties for ...
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What is county lines?
They now only have two. This may sound obvious but only recently has there been some recognition of the fact that a child caught up in county lines is a victim of exploitation. Often they are treated ...