Lucille McNamara

Cyberattacks against water utilities nationwide are becoming more severe and more frequent. The attacks can alter chemicals to hazardous levels, interrupt water storage and treatment, and damage pumps and valves. This warning has been…

UPDATE: A New Round of Negotiations for Better Employment Conditions for Providence Medford Nurses Starts Today MEDFORD, Ore. — Talking beats walking says Providence Medford Medical Center (PMMC) in response to possible strike action…

Vaccine skepticism following the pandemic is said to have resulted in soaring numbers of Oregon kindergarten children not immunized against common childhood illnesses such as mumps, measles, and whooping cough. According to analysis by…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A two-day conference to highlight the economic opportunities of the Umpqua Valley draws to a close today (Wednesday). This is the first time that the Umpqua Economic Development Partnership (UEDP) is hosting a Southern…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Two robbers who threatened a man at gunpoint and then ran off with his possessions were later arrested by Ashland Police Department. Man Held at Gunpoint While Walking Home from Work The man was accosted while…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Stripped down to its studs, work on the Oregon Caves National Monument Chateau has ceased because millions of dollars are needed to restore the National Historic Landmark to its former glory. Fundraising…

MEDFORD, Ore. —  A wet winter has contributed to a late start to the fire season but that must not stop Oregonians from fireproofing their homes and yards. Climate changes are responsible for the late start to this year’s wildfire season…

EUGENE, Ore. — Amid rising tensions, pro-Palestine protestors at the University of Oregon (UO) have been given two days in which to agree to a time and date to stop camping overnight and to dismantle their campus encampment. The…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The President of the Southern Oregon University (SOU), Rick Bailey (Richard J. Bailey, Jr.), is on a mission to implement an entrepreneurial fiscal scheme that will pave the way for future financial resilience. SOU has…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The deconstruction of the Klamath River Iron Gate Dam has begun, involving the removal of one million cubic yards of rock, clay, and sand. The Iron Gate is the lowest of four aging hydroelectric dams on the Klamath…