PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been nearly a year since Multnomah County opened its deflection center in Portland's Central Eastside, its original role envisioned as a place for law enforcement to take people ...

After years of shooting meteorites with a special gun owned by NASA, researchers highlighted challenges for a preferred method of planetary defense. By Katherine Kornei There’s probably a large space ...

Leaders from Multnomah County and the city of Portland outlined their plans Wednesday to address drug possession after a new criminal charge goes into effect statewide in September. “We must offer ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced Tuesday that his office may pursue charges against people caught in possession of hard drugs who fail to complete the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A huge asteroid's close approach to Earth tomorrow (Nov. 8) reinforces that we live in a cosmic ...

Multnomah County’s sobering center won’t be a sobering center, at least for a while. Until mid-2025, no one who arrives intoxicated at the sobering center—known more formally as the deflection ...

Pointing a finger at the other is a curious and persistent defense mechanism for the guilty. We try to teach our kids not to tattle, but also to be true to themselves. But sometimes the tattling is a ...

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 ...

Feedback is one of the most powerful tools for growth, yet it can also be one of the hardest things to receive. Many of us say we "like feedback," but the real test comes when that input is unexpected ...