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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
February 28, 2024 Oregon nurse could face dozens of lawsuits for switching fentanyl drips with tap water The first lawsuit against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in OR seeks up to $11.5 million on behalf of a patient who died after a nurse replaced his fentanyl drip with tap water.
February 27, 2024 US EPA assigns $1 billion to fund hazardous waste cleanups The Environmental Protection Agency will launch a $1 billion initiative for hazardous waste sites from New Jersey to Oregon.