Portland DA cracks down on drug crimes as Seattle pulls back on enforcement

Portland DA announces drug prosecution crackdown for those refusing treatment, contrasting sharply with Seattle's lenient ...

Oregon’s slow but steady progress adding drug treatment beds is at risk

Oregon’s huge investments in addiction treatment beds began to pay off in 2025, when hundreds of new beds came online. A 74-bed Portland residential treatment center opened in July in what used to be ...
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Kotek’s third homelessness emergency extension centers mental health, drug addiction

More than 4,500 of the homeless individuals identified in the 2024 Point-In-Time count experienced mental illness, officials said.
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Oregon leaders split on drug recriminalization 2 years later

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Jeff Gianola’s Journal: Anatomy of a Drug Crisis

Editor’s Note: KOIN 6 News anchorman Jeff Gianola will retire around Thanksgiving 2025 after more than 40 years as a Portland journalist. In this series, Jeff looks back at some of the most memorable ...