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Digital Originals March 9, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: The homeschooling mom documenting Portland's 'destruction'

Tara Faul never paid much attention to politics. But after 2020, the homeschooling mom picked up a camera and started documenting Portland's decline.

Politics March 8, 2024

Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing illicit drugs, ending liberal experiment

Oregon's short-lived drug policy comes to an end as lawmakers vote to recriminalize certain drugs.

Media March 7, 2024

Portland considers banning gas-powered leaf blowers to assuage climate concerns

The Portland City Council cited climate concerns and the "disproportionate impact" gas blowers have "on minority and low-income communities."

Media March 7, 2024

Liberal bastions revolt against progressive crime policies, passing new laws to crack down on drugs

Lawmakers in San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Oregon are passing new laws to crack down on drugs and rising crime as blue bastions make a U-turn on crime policies.

CRIME March 6, 2024

Oregon dad accused of drugging girls' smoothies at daughter's sleepover got divorced weeks after incident

Oregon man Michael Meyden and his wife filed for divorce just weeks after Meyden allegedly drugged three girls' drinks at a sleepover he was hosting for his daughter.

Oregon March 5, 2024

Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that will have major implications for public policy with respect to the rising homelessness epidemic.

Digital Originals March 5, 2024

Drug recriminalization could signal cultural shift in progressive state, Portland trial attorney says

Oregon lawmakers have recriminalized drug possession, a move moderates like attorney Kristin Olson see as a greater cultural shift in the deeply blue state.

Oregon March 4, 2024

Oregon dad allegedly drugged daughter's 12-year-old friends at sleepover with laced smoothies

An Oregon father is accused of drugging his daughter's 12-year-old friends with laced smoothies and watching as they fell asleep during a sleepover, according to police.

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Flash March 3, 2024

'Dying before our eyes': Overdose deaths push Oregon lawmakers to end drug decriminalization 'experiment'

Oregon State Sen. Tim Knopp, a Republican, said the disastrous consequences of drug decriminalization in the Beaver State compelled lawmakers to walk back the policy.

Oregon March 2, 2024

Car launches from road, lands 200 feet below due to 'distracted driving': video

Oregon State Police posted video on social media of a dramatic crash caught on dashcam that shows a car drive off a cliff from a curvy Highway in Clackamas County.

Politics March 2, 2024

Liberal Oregon U-turns, passes bill to recriminalize hard drugs as overdose deaths skyrocket

Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill that would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as the state struggles to contain its fentanyl crisis.