Unhoused young adults in Oregon count on each other for support amid limited services
Eloise Zana and Marcieline Novatore, both in their mid-20s, are partners who lean on each other through difficult times. They've both endured being homeless...
Oregon Is Poised to Make Drug Possession a Crime Again
Three years after Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize low-level drug possession, the state is on track to reverse parts of its...
REPUBLICANS CRITICIZE DEMOCRATS PLAN TO ADDRESS MEASURE 110
Three Republican leaders are criticizing a Democratic plan released on Tuesday, to address Measure 110. A GOP release said Republicans have also introduced several...
Finally time to ‘Ditch the Switch?’: Western lawmakers propose state legislation to make Standard...
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho formed a working group to propose legislation in respective states to make the Pacific...
Organizers: Bill to reverse M110 could impact communities of color, the homeless
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Oregon’s law decriminalizing drugs – the first of its kind in the US – may...
Oregon, California loosen COVID-19 restrictions
The Oregon Health Authority commented on the changes in a live interview with NewsWatch 12. Oregon, California loosen COVID-19 isolation guidelines, shift away from...
Democrats Unveil Proposed Measure 110 Fixes, Pleasing Almost Nobody
The Legislature's Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response released a plan today to respond to soaring overdose deaths and widespread open-air drug...
Oregon Democrats unveil bill to recriminalize drug possession, step up access to treatment
Oregon's landmark experiment in drug decriminalization looks likely to meet its end next month, as lawmakers in both parties offer up proposals that would...
Frantic Search Unfolds for Missing Oregon Teen After She Leaves Home Without Her Phone,...
A manhunt is underway for a missing Oregon teen last seen getting into a mystery car in the Estacada and Eagle Creek area....
Utilities restoring power to thousands in Western Oregon
Hundreds are still without power in Western Oregon nearly a week-and-a-half after the devastating ice storm.Story continues