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February 5, 2024

Oregon lawmakers focus on affordable housing, drug penalties, summer school

Oregon lawmakers will focus on responding to the state's problems with homelessness, drug overdoses, and pandemic related learning losses this session following a GOP walkout last year.

February 4, 2024

Feds seize 1.4 metric tons of liquid heroin in Oregon, arrest 4 linked to Mexico-based drug trafficking ring

Authorities in Oregon seized eight barrels of liquid heroin that were being transported into the state by suspects linked to a crime ring in Mexico.

February 3, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: Fentanyl 'killing the mentally ill for a dollar a pill' in state with loose drug laws

Three years ago, Oregon did away with criminal sanctions for drug possession. But after a surge in overdoses and open-air use, the state is poised to re-criminalize drugs.

February 2, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: ‘Killing the mentally ill for a dollar a pill’

Three years ago, Oregon did away with criminal sanctions for drug possession. But after a surge in overdoses and open-air use, the state is poised to re-criminalize drugs.

February 1, 2024

Oregon Supreme Court stops 10 GOP lawmakers from running for re-election, siding with Democrat's ballot ban

The Oregon Supreme Court sided with the Democratic secretary of state's move banning 10 GOP senators from the ballot over a walkout last summer.

February 1, 2024

Oregon woman found guilty, insane after pushing 3-year-old child onto train tracks

Brianna Lace Workman will spend 10 years in psychiatric custody after being found guilty except for insanity in the shoving of a child onto train tracks.

January 31, 2024

Oregon university drops failing grades for students, citing 'GPA fixation'

Students at Western Oregon University will no longer receive "D-" or "F" grades and instead be forced to repeat the course with no negative impact on GPA.

January 30, 2024

Oregon woman wanted for husband's killing, considered armed and dangerous: police

The wife of an Oregon man who was found dead last week in Portland is wanted for first-degree murder and remains on the run, police said Tuesday.

January 30, 2024

Portland leaders frustrated, say city allowed to set harsher rules for cigarettes than fentanyl: ‘It’s insane’

Portland city leaders say state laws and courts have prevented them from addressing the drug and homeless crises. Now, they're calling on legislators to act.

January 27, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: Are voters 'beyond a turning point' after decades of progressive politics?

Both sides of the aisle agree Oregon is in crisis — homelessness, drug use and livability are the major concerns — but can they effectively reverse course?