Lucille McNamara

SALEM, Ore. — The Fruitland Elementary School in NE Salem was placed under lockdown yesterday afternoon when a woman, armed with a handgun, took up position across the road from the school. After spotting 53-year-old Janet Ogren across…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Four illegal immigrants have been arrested by the FBI after a laser was aimed at a Customs and Border Protection agency helicopter conducting law enforcement activity in the skies over Portland on Saturday night. …

There was a collective sigh of relief by Democratic lawmakers when the Oregon Transportation Funding Bill was finally passed by the Senate during a special session yesterday morning. The bill will safeguard the jobs of hundreds of…

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after ‘applying a neck hold’ on a suspect during a struggle that ended in hospital for Bo W. Davis (43) and two policemen on Saturday morning. Davis,…

If Democrat Senator Chris Gorsek attends today’s highly publicized special Senate session, Oregon’s much-maligned transportation funding bill could finally be forwarded to Governor Tina Kotek for signature. Deteriorating…

For decades, parents have been the go-to lenders for cash-strapped children. However, that trend is reversing, according to new research involving 5,014 Oregonians. The survey, by MarketBeat, reveals that 43% of adult children in the…

Future prospects look somewhat bleak to 32% of Oregonians who believe that their families will be ‘worse off’ when looking ahead to the next year. This represents an increase of eight percent compared to the previous year, according to a…

Following threats earlier this month of a $30 million fine, Oregon health officials have handed over Medicaid identification numbers and other sensitive information to the federal government. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) had…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Labeling protesters outside the ICE facility in Portland as ‘anarchists,’ President Donald Trump this week again threatened to do ‘a pretty big number’ on the sanctuary city. Speaking to journalists from the White House,…

Senate Bill 243 became effective yesterday (Friday), banning the use of rapid-fire devices, changing semi-automatic firearms into automatic weapons. The implementation of the new law followed intense debates for and against it by…