🚔 Multnomah County's deflection center, located in Portland's Central Eastside, will open next week, Oct. 14, following a six-week delay.
The Coordinated Care Pathway Center will allow law enforcement officials to drop off people who've been cited with possession of illicit drugs for treatment screenings and referrals for behavioral health and addiction resources. (Multnomah County press release)
🎤 For the second year in a row, Portland State University professor Coty Raven Morris was named as one of 25 semifinalists for the Grammys 2025 Music Educator Award. Over 2,400 people were nominated. (Willamette Week)
🗻 The relatively quiet Mount Adams, located about 70 miles north of Portland in Washington, has reported an increase in seismic activity in the last few weeks, but environmental officials believe it is not cause for concern — or eruption. (OPB)
