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July 11, 2023

Portland residents horrified as county officials move to give smoking supplies to fentanyl addicts: 'Inhumane'

Drug counselor Kevin Dahlgren and Portland residents Loretta Guzman and Angela Todd slam Multnomah County's plan to hand out fentanyl smoking tools to addicts.

July 10, 2023

County health department to distribute foil, straws to fentanyl users, despite local mayor's wishes

Health department workers plan to distribute foil and straws to fentanyl users across Portland starting this month as part of their harm reduction efforts.

July 10, 2023

‘Snorting kits’ for drug users to be distributed in Portland despite Dem opposition: ‘Reckless’

The county surrounding Portland, Oregon, is set to distribute “snorting kits" for drug users as a part of a harm reduction plan opposed by the city's Democratic mayor.

July 8, 2023

Portland city govt tells staff to avoid mentioning 'pregnant women' and 'citizens' in woke language directive

An Inclusive Writing Guide from June encourages city staff members to not use a variety of terms, such as 'women,' 'Caucasian' or 'citizen,' to be more 'culturally conscious.'

July 8, 2023

Homeless encampments remain in Portland, despite tent ban: 'It's bulls---'

A new ban on daytime homeless camping technically took effect Friday in Portland, but the city doesn't plan to enforce it yet. Here's what homeless folks had to say.

July 5, 2023

Social justice warriors driving a revolution of permissive drug culture, ‘no rules,’ counselor says

Harm reduction began as a public health initiative, promoting clean needles and overdose reversal. But one critic says it has become a pillar of the culture war.

June 28, 2023

Fentanyl penalties could get harsher in this state with decriminalized drugs

When Oregon voters decriminalized drug possession, limits were set on what constituted personal use amounts of heroin, meth and other drugs. But not fentanyl.

June 23, 2023

Portland residents outraged after bags of fentanyl found in popular city park: 'No playground is safe'

University Park Neighborhood Association chair Tom Karwaki said residents need to demand "a lot more" action from public officials.

June 17, 2023

Portland resident sounds alarm over city's 'Safe Rest Village' program: Area of 'organized crime and drugs'

Portland resident and PDX Real founder Angela Todd shares insight into the city's homeless crisis and the Safe Rest Villages program on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

June 14, 2023

Human remains bagged, dumped in rural Nevada identified 45 years later

Unidentified human remains found in Pershing County, Nevada, in 1978 have been determined to belong to Portland resident Florence Charleston.