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MultCo deflection center to open next week, providing drug users with alternative to jail
Multnomah County's deflection center, which will serve as a touch point for drug users seeking addiction treatment instead of jail time, is set to open on October 14, with law enforcement officers pushing for the center to open.
City, Multnomah County get realistic about Portland’s homelessness crisis
The Multnomah Board of Commissioners and the Portland City Council gathered for a joint meeting on Oct. 8 to discuss whether or not the resolutions and ordinances laid out by the agencies’ collective Homelessness Response Action Plan are having real-life impacts on the state of Portland’s homelessness crisis.
Strange ‘burning’ smell returns to Portland; industrial fire probably not cause, fire department says
Some Portlanders are again complaining about an unpleasant odor of uncertain origin, weeks after a mysterious smell wafted through the city, baffling residents and officials. “It smells like onions and fart :(,” one person wrote on Reddit Tuesday, prompting a slew of replies confirming people’s concerns. If you...
Third MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility escapee arrested
Police have arrested the third person who escaped from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn in February. Angel Diaz-Barrera, 19, of Salem, was arrested on a warrant Sept. 4 by Oregon State Police and was taken to Clackamas County Jail. Diaz-Barrera was serving a sentence at MacLaren for robbery and carry/use of a...
Sam Barlow student used racist slur during football game, David Douglas team says
A Sam Barlow High School student is facing disciplinary action following accusations of racist rhetoric targeting David Douglas High School’s football team, according to the Gresham-Barlow School District. Coaches with the high school’s team say players continue to be the subject of harassment following a recent KOIN 6 News report that uncovered the treatment the students had faced during games. Marcell Frazier, a volunteer coach with the team, said he...
Portland has chances of spotty showers, sprinkles Tuesday, under mostly cloudy skies; high 67
The Portland/Vancouver area and Oregon’s northern coast may see a few showers and light sprinkles Tuesday while the central and southern Willamette Valley stay mostly dry. The National Weather Service says Portland’s best chance of spotty light showers are from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, courtesy of several weak fronts moving south out of the Gulf of Alaska.
“The rest is history”: Oregon City School District turns 150
Turning 150 years old is pretty impressive. Oregon City is no stranger to big birthdays, but for the Oregon City School District 2024 marks a major milestone: 150 years since its official founding in 1874. On Saturday, Oct. 5, OCSD held a birthday celebration for its 150th anniversary at the new Oregon City Service Learning Academy campus. ...
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