Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — In the run-up to the November 2020 election, proponents of Measure 110 cited the European nation of Portugal as a positive example of what can be accomplished by decriminalizing drugs ...
Nationwide — Law enforcement agencies across the country will be taking back your old or unused prescription drugs this weekend. On Saturday, April 27th, local agencies are partnering with the DEA to take potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription ...
WOLF CREEK, Ore. – Four people were arrested after police executed a search warrant at a Wolf Creek home. On the morning of January 5, officers with the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement Team (RADE) searched a residence in the 1200 ...
Salem, Ore. — A bill on the governor’s desk would make some drug convictions misdemeanors instead of felonies. Governor Kate Brown is expected to sign it, and tonight, agencies around Jackson County are preparing for the changes, and how it may impact ...
Washington, D.C. – For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting the removal of a prescription opioid from the market due to public health consequences from abuse. The FDA is requesting Endo Pharmaceuticals remove Opana ER ...
Medford, Ore., — Medford Police say drug usage in the Rogue Valley is at an all time high. In the last 30 days, officers have made over 120 drug related arrests. That’s about four or five per day. While police ...
Coos County, Ore. – Police seized over 10 pounds of methamphetamine after a traffic stop on Highway 101 near North Bend. Police said an OSP trooper pulled over a car near milepost 234 on Highway 101 on March 15. A ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. — A Klamath Falls woman stands accused of smuggling drugs into the Klamath County Jail. The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office said Ashley Anne Hamblin was hiding a medical syringe, and a bag containing heroin, meth, and a ...
Wolf Creek, Ore.- Two people are facing multiple drug charges after police say they found heroin in a child’s bedroom, methamphetamine, $27,000 in cash, more than a dozen firearms and an explosive device inside a home in Wolf Creek. The ...
(NBC News Channel) — A euthanasia drug found in dog food has prompted an Illinois pet food company to issue a recall, following the death of a dog. Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company is recalling five lots of its ...