Lucille McNamara

More than 400 Oregon Department of Transportation workers, laid off after legislators failed to reach consensus on a funding package for ODOT, have been thrown a six-week lifeline by Governor Tina Kotek. Lawmakers Must Reach…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A drone deployed by Eagle Point Police Department located an armed male suspect who abandoned his car on Interstate 5, fleeing on foot down an embankment and into the undergrowth. A Drone Was Used to Avoid…

An officer from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is on administrative leave following his involvement in the fatal shooting of a suspect near Merrill Creek on Sunday. Oregon State Police is Investigating Oregon State…

EUGENE, Ore. — An Iranian immigrant, arrested by ICE officers last month, will not be deported from the United States following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai of Eugene. The immigrant, identified in court records as…

Healthcare costs in Oregon rose by 20.5% over the last five years, 0.4% lower than the national average of $9,195 per person. However, while the national average was 13% of salaries spent on healthcare in 2023, Oregon’s salary spend…

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man has died of gunshot wounds despite attempts by a Portland North Precinct police sergeant to resuscitate him on the scene in the 9300 block of North Newman Avenue. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 11.04…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has yet to announce her plans to resolve the transportation network crisis following the failure of the legislature to reach consensus on a funding package for the state’s Department of Transport (ODOT). In the…

It costs $36,997 to give birth in Oregon, more than double the charge in Mississippi, the state with the lowest cost in the U.S. for having a baby. Oregon Is the Fourth Most Expensive State Nationwide To Give Birth Oregon is the…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Enrique Rodriguez-Banuelos (32) has been sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison for selling a $20 packet of fentanyl powder to an old school friend who died from toxicity. Friend Had Been Sober For More…

Quick action by local enforcement prevented an Eastern Oregon woman from losing an additional $300,000 after she had already been defrauded of $600,000 – almost her entire life savings. Oregonians are being warned by the state Department…