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September 29, 2023

Lethal 2mg dose of fentanyl on display at DEA laboratory highlights ongoing crisis

The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon revealed on Thursday that nearly a dozen children, including a 1-year-old, have experienced fentanyl overdoses since June.

September 27, 2023

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek directs state police to crack down on fentanyl distribution, hold sellers accountable

The state police have been directed to crack down on the fentanyl crisis in Oregon, where authorities seized nearly 233,00 fentanyl pills and 62 pounds of powder this year so far.

September 26, 2023

Federally-funded food bank prioritizes racial minorities. That could violate Civil Rights Act, lawyer claims

The Oregon Food Bank prioritizes food and grant distribution to racial and sexual minorities. One civil liberties advocacy group believes that violates the Civil Rights Act.

September 26, 2023

Oregon Supreme Court asked to decide whether GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can be re-elected

Oregon’s highest court has been asked to determine whether its Republican senators could run for reelection following a record-setting walkout that barred them from another term.

September 25, 2023

Oregon suspect charged arrested for 1987 child murder after cold case breakthrough

Oregon suspect Fred Cain III was charged with murder over the death of a six-year-old boy in California in 1987. Officials also believe Cain kidnapped and sodomized the victim.

September 23, 2023

‘Fentanyl nexus’: Portland police’s bike squad faces ‘explosion’ of open-air drug use

As Portland reckons with an "explosion" of open-air drug use, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ rode along with the police bureau's bike squad. Here's what we saw in the City of Roses.

September 21, 2023

Riots caused 'generational damage' to police discourse, but union president sees improvement in this city

Portland gained international notoriety for protests and riots in 2020. Three years later, the police union president says the city's political climate is leveling out.

September 20, 2023

Portland-area mom gets 30 days for waterboarding baby, putting him in freezer as 'test' for dad

An Oregon judge sentenced a mother to 30 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to waterboarding her baby during an October 2021 incident.

September 16, 2023

Crime-ridden blue city now hiring more police. Why they can’t get them on the streets fast enough

The Portland Police Bureau is seeing a surge of applicants, but a backlog at the state's only training academy is keeping officers from hitting the streets.

September 15, 2023

Mushroom therapy? Thousands sign up for treatment at licensed psilocybin centers in Oregon

Thousands are signing up to try "magic mushrooms" in licensed psilocybin service centers in Oregon. They seek treatment for depression and PTSD, among other maladies.