The city of Portland, Oregon, is considering a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers starting in 2026, citing health and climate concerns, air and noise pollution, as well as a disproportionate impact they … [Read more...] about Portland considers banning gas-powered leaf blowers to assuage climate concerns
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Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as … [Read more...] about Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court
Drug recriminalization could signal cultural shift in progressive state, Portland trial attorney says
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Oregon dad allegedly drugged daughter’s 12-year-old friends at sleepover with laced smoothies
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Oregon lawmakers consider changing beloved anti-urban sprawl law to fight housing crisis
A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban … [Read more...] about Oregon lawmakers consider changing beloved anti-urban sprawl law to fight housing crisis
Remains of Oregon teenager identified after 54 years using advanced genetic genealogy
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Crisis in the Northwest: Inside one of Oregon’s largest homeless camps with a former drug dealer
This story is part of a series examining the drug and homeless crises plaguing Oregon. Read part one, part two and part three.SALEM, Ore. — Matt Maceira remembers people throwing trash out their car … [Read more...] about Crisis in the Northwest: Inside one of Oregon’s largest homeless camps with a former drug dealer
Crisis in the Northwest: Drugs leave rural areas to rot in the shadows, ‘like playing Whac-A-Mole’
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Feds seize 1.4 metric tons of liquid heroin in Oregon, arrest 4 linked to Mexico-based drug trafficking ring
Four suspected drug traffickers with links to an international crime ring in Mexico were arrested in Oregon with multiple barrels of liquid heroin inside a moving truck, authorities said Thursday.The … [Read more...] about Feds seize 1.4 metric tons of liquid heroin in Oregon, arrest 4 linked to Mexico-based drug trafficking ring
Crisis in the Northwest: Fentanyl ‘killing the mentally ill for a dollar a pill’ in state with loose drug laws
This story is part of a series examining the drug and homeless crises plaguing Oregon. Read part one.PORTLAND, Ore. – People sleeping — or passed out — in downtown Portland hardly get a second glance. … [Read more...] about Crisis in the Northwest: Fentanyl ‘killing the mentally ill for a dollar a pill’ in state with loose drug laws