As Seattle backs away from prosecuting drug possession, Portland’s top prosecutor is moving in the opposite direction, announcing a crackdown aimed at offenders who refuse treatment after arrest.

Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is quietly sliding back toward the conditions that once fueled crime, ...

The city's LEAD team takes to the streets to try to direct drug users to treatment instead of jail. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) team takes to the streets as part of an effort to ...