Aaron Chadbourne, filling in for Matt , interviews Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris about law enforcement and homelessness issues in Portland. Sartoris discusses the challenges of encampments, including illegal activities and trauma, and her efforts to push people towards services. She changed her office’s policy to charge homeless individuals for crimes if they refuse services. Sartoris also addresses the inadequacies of the mental health system and the need for better medication compliance. Additionally, she touches on the slow response to illegal marijuana grows and the impact of ICE activities, highlighting concerns about detaining individuals with no criminal history.
Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic.
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.
