Latest from Lucille McNamara
Former Homes for Good Payroll Specialist Arrested for Embezzling $560,000 from Lane County Housing Authority
A former Homes for Good HR and payroll specialist for Lane County’s housing authority, Miranda Renee Wilcox (59), has been arrested in connection with an alleged…
Trump Administration Axes $45 Million Microfluidics Research Grant at Oregon State University
In another telling blow to the tech community, the Trump administration this week canceled funding of $45 million to Oregon State University that would have financed…
Oregon Doubles Inmate Firefighting Force with Rigorous Training to Battle Summer Wildfires
In a push to boost wildfire preparedness ahead of the summer season, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) this week completed a training course for 60 adults in…
Salem Man’s False Identity Unraveled as K-9 Sniffs Out Nine Pounds of Meth in Douglas County Bust
An investigation into a Salem man suspected of trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine in the Douglas County area ended in the arrest of Enrique…
Oregon Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Drop to Record Lows as Non-Medical Exemptions Soar
Vaccinations of Oregon kindergarten children continue a three-year pattern of decline, risking outbreaks in schools and communities of illnesses that are…
Oregon Real Estate Tycoon Admits to $18 Million Ponzi Scheme Swindling Investors and Lenders
Co-owner of an Oregon real estate investment company, Robert D. Christensen (55) of Sherwood, yesterday pleaded guilty to committing $18 million fraud in a Ponzi-like…
Oregon’s Delta Sandy River Encampments Face Closure as Authorities Clear Decades of Debris, Displacing 40 Homeless Residents
About 40 homeless people must move out of the Delta Sandy River encampments in Troutdale this month. Some residents have called the area, off the Thousand Acres Trail…
Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Continues to Climb, Leaving an Estimated 103,858 People Without Work
Oregon’s unemployment rate is well above the national average, rising steadily from a low of 3.6% in 2023 and leaving an estimated 103,858 people without work.
