Multnomah County says dozens of people signed up for deflection in first two months of program
Dozens of people have agreed to deflection rather than going to jail for possessing small amounts of hard drugs in the first ...
Portland groups try to find housing for homeless immigrant families
PORTLAND, Ore. — More immigrant families are migrating to Portland at an unsustainable rate. Mothers like Jamie, who has a 4-month-old daughter, said they were told Portland is a city where they could ...
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Former MultCo official sues county, alleging retaliation for speaking out about public records violations
A former deputy chief of staff to Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson is suing the county, alleging retaliation ...
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of ...
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What is county lines?
County lines is a form of criminal exploitation. It is when criminals befriend children, either online of offline, and then manipulate them into drug dealing. The 'lines' refer to mobile phones that ...