PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County commissioner is proposing a suite of changes to the county's drug deflection program, just days after the board received an unflattering report on the program's ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Those who fail to complete Multnomah County’s Deflection Program will soon face criminal penalties. District Attorney Nathan Vasquez proposed the change on Tuesday after ...

An annual report released last week showed that police dropped people off at the new Multnomah County deflection center just 606 times – less than two a day – during its entire first year of ...

Multnomah County will start prosecuting people caught with illegal drugs who fail to “meaningfully engage” with treatment options, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said Tuesday. His announcement ...

In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Calls are growing louder in Multnomah County to overhaul the County’s drug deflection program after new data showed it is falling short of getting people into addiction ...