Oregon Fentanyl Crisis: Gov. Tina Kotek Not Doing Enough as State of Emergency Continues
Oregon’s fentanyl-induced public health crisis is coming to a head, with lawmakers quickly back-tracking on drug decriminalization.
Oregon’s fentanyl-induced public health crisis is coming to a head, with lawmakers quickly back-tracking on drug decriminalization.
Since Democrats in Oregon decriminalized drug use in 2020, reality hit hard and they are now seeking to recriminalize it.
City leaders in Portland, Oregon, recently bought 100 tiny home pods for the homeless that came with a hefty price tag, but are said to be made of quality materials.
Local leaders around Oregon are speaking out about the dire fentanyl crisis sweeping through the state, with Republicans demanding more help.
Emergency personnel in a small Oregon city had to respond to four separate fentanyl overdoses in a span of just six hours on Tuesday. By the next day, the entire county was placed in a state of emergency due to the prominence of the deadly drug.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) declared a state of emergency in Portland due to the dire increase in fentanyl overdoses.
At least eight people are dead as a result of the killer winter storms sweeping through the Pacific Northwest.
Chaos erupted on an Alaska Airlines plane when a massive piece of the aircraft blew off mid-flight, sucking out passengers’ belongings.
A coalition of Oregon political and business leaders are demanding that legislators recriminalize possession of hard drugs and public drug use after the decriminalization measure passed just three years ago failed miserably.
A famous fiddler is breathing a sigh of relief because his violin was returned undamaged to him after being stolen in Portland, Oregon.
An Alaska Airlines plane veered toward a SkyWest Airlines plane Monday afternoon near Portland International Airport in Oregon amid stormy weather, causing transportation workers to hold their breaths.
During a portion of an interview with PBS aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of “NewsHour,” Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Jerry Cioeta stated that the city is “just in disarray” as it deals with crime. “NewsHour” Correspondent Stephanie Sy asked, “Do you think
A couple’s recent trip from Grand Rapids, Michigan, became a nightmare after reaching crime-ridden and Democrat-controlled Portland, Oregon.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Portland City Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez stated that he posted that people shouldn’t call 911 unless their life was in danger, a crime was in progress, or there was a chance
Nike has decided to abandon reopening one of its iconic factory stores in Portland, Oregon, due to issues involving “theft and safety.”
An illegal alien, whom police in Callaway County, Missouri found with fentanyl pills, is accused of murder in Portland, Oregon.
Multnomah County, Oregon, lost 14,257 taxpayers, which resulted in a $1 billion loss in tax revenue, according to local media.
Residents who fled Multnomah County, Oregon, in 2020 took over $1 billion in income as they searched for a better life in other areas.
An Oregon prisoner released early for good behavior is a suspected serial killer linked to the bodies of four women found in Porttland area, police believe.
During an interview with NewsNation on Thursday, Portland police officer David Baer stated that it seems as though “all roads lead to fentanyl” when it comes to crime in the downtown area of the city and stated that while the
Six women went missing and were later found dead in the Portland, Oregon, area. Now, authorities are trying to determine if there are connections between the cases.
The outdoor retail giant REI announced on Monday that it plans to close its only store in Portland, Oregon, citing an increase in theft.
A coffee chain local to Portland, Oregon, announced it is closing its downtown location due to the “extreme violence and criminal activity” its employees have endured.
A homeless encampment has sprung up on a stretch of shoreline in Portland, Oregon, amid a lack of clarity over which entity is responsible for the land.
A drug counselor working with the homeless in Democrat-controlled Portland, Oregon, shed light on how activists are apparently working to keep individuals on the streets.
Walmart said it is closing all locations in Democrat-run Portland, Oregon, due to financial reasons as the city endures rampant crime, Fox Business reported Saturday.
A citizen helped rescue numerous drivers Wednesday who were stuck on an icy off-ramp in Portland, Oregon.
A couple in Southeast Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday that a fire originating from an abandoned home next door, occupied by squatters, nearly spread to their property.
A suspect is in custody for allegedly setting a 117-Year-Old Portland church on fire Tuesday.
A suspect who allegedly chewed off a 78-year-old man’s ear on a Portland suburb train platform thought the victim was a robot, according to prosecutors.
A pro-life billboard located in Portland, Oregon was removed on Monday after vandals spray painted the words “kill them kids” across the sign.
A Portland woman called out the problems within the Democrat-controlled city’s homeless crisis on Saturday while speaking with outreach worker Kevin Dahlgren.
A woman is accused of shoving a 3-year-old child onto the train tracks in what officials are calling an unprovoked attack.
Marcy Landolfo, who owns the Rains PDX store in Democrat-run Portland, Oregon, is fed up after experiencing break-in number 15.
Democrat-run Portland, Oregon, may soon lose iconic ice cream shop Salt & Straw as its founder Kim Malek lamented Wednesday the rise in local crime, drugs, and street camping is making business increasingly harder – and unsafe.
The most Democrat region of Oregon rejected a ballot initiative to allow foreign nationals to vote in local elections.
Oregon’s Clatsop County Sheriff Matt Phillips is voicing concern that a November ballot measure requiring a license to buy a gun would prove cost prohibitive for poorer state residents.
President Joe Biden appeared to forget which century he was in during a campaign speech in Portland over the weekend, referring to life in 1922.
Democrat Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is planning next week to propose three sanctioned mega homeless camps called “campuses” as the city suffers from an out-of-control homeless crisis.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to campaign for Democrats in Oregon as their candidates are struggling in a normally safe state.