Several years ago, I went to the Saddle Ranch on Sunset Boulevard and decided it would be a great idea to ride the mechanical bull. Winston Source: Image by Nancy Wong on Wikimedia Commons Once I ...

Scene from The hypocrite, engraving from a painting by Robert Smirke (1753-1845), illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume LIV, January 30, 1869. There is one psychological ...

We’ve all encountered them – those people who have a special talent for turning the tables when confronted about their behavior. One moment you’re addressing something hurtful they did, and the next ...

BISMARCK — After a lengthy discussion, legislators opted to reconsider and ultimately quash state funding to finance the city of Fargo’s planned deflection center. Debate on the topic dominated ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced Tuesday that his office may pursue charges against people caught in possession of hard drugs who fail to complete the ...

Frustrated with the performance of Multnomah County’s drug-crime deflection center, Commissioner Shannon Singleton proposed a set of reforms aimed at tying it more closely to county bureaus that ...

Multnomah County leaders are calling for an overhaul of the County's drug deflection program, citing a lack of meaningful recovery and a need for stronger accountability measures.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Since Sunday, four people in Portland have been connected to recovery services under a program called "deflection," including two during a police mission on Sunday, the first day that ...

Multnomah County is expanding its temporary deflection center in Southeast Portland to include 13 sobering beds, officials announced Wednesday. The Coordinated Care Pathway Center, which opened in ...