PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New details are emerging about Multnomah County’s proposed deflection center set to open in a couple of weeks, including what defines “deflection.” This all comes following the ...

Come January people arrested for drug possession in Multnomah County will begin facing charges if they do not engage with ...

Throughout his tenure but certainly more often this season, Tom Crean has cited "deflections," a statistic he says helps measure defensive activity. But what are they exactly? “It’s any time you get a ...

a collaborative program between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health entities that assists individuals who may have substance use disorder, another behavioral health disorder or co-occurring ...

Multnomah County has six weeks to launch an ambitious approach to minor drug possession cases-- a high-stakes policy intended to quell public alarm over open drug use and escalating overdose deaths.

Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of illicit substances are once again considered a misdemeanor crime. Earlier this year, state ...

September is National Recovery Month. Since 1989, this month has been designated to increase understanding about substance use disorders. However, we seldom talk about helping those in our prisons and ...

Bullet deflection is probably the most misrepresented topic in shooting. Deflection is a bullet's horizontal deviation from point of aim. We know that a bullet drops during its path to a target. The ...