Latest from Lucille McNamara
NOAA Staff Cuts Threaten Oregon’s Marine Life and Wildfire Forecasting
The firing of National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff will have severe repercussions for the continued protection of Oregon marine life and…
Champion Skier’s Tragic Death in Mt. Bailey Avalanche Marks Oregon’s Second Fatal Slide in Weeks
Skiing on Mt. Bailey in a remote area of the Diamond Lake resort turned into a nightmare for a group of skiers when an avalanche buried 50-year-old Brian Thomas Roberts…
Oregon Helps Reinstate Thousands of Federal Agency Employees Fired by Trump’s Surprise Order
Eighteen government-administered agencies have until 1 p.m. on Monday, 17 March 2025, to reinstate thousands of employees fired following an executive order by President…
Nearly 54 Million People Visited Oregon State Parks in a Record-Breaking 2024
With nearly 54 million visitors in 2024, Oregon State Parks (OSP) surpassed its 2021 daily visitor record by 200,000.
A School District in Oregon Votes to Safeguard Immigrant Students Amid Funding Fears
Woodburn, the school district with the most Latino students in Oregon, has reversed an earlier decision not to support the rights and privacy of immigrant and refugee…
Oregon National Guard’s Elite Engineers Gear Up to Secure the Mexico Border for a Year
The Oregon National Guard's 1249th Engineer Battalion is preparing for a year-long mobilization to support security operations along the United States' southern border…
Oregon Backs Lawsuit Deeming Trump’s Education Department Shutdown Illegal and Unconstitutional
The Trump administration’s announcement on Tuesday that it would fire 50% of the Education Department (ED) workforce in a ‘total shutdown’ move is illegal and…
Oregon’s Gun Control Measure 114 Stays in Place After Court of Appeals Ruling, Requiring Checks and Permits
An Appeals Court decision to lift the hold on Measure 114, ruling that the Oregon Gun Law is constitutional, ‘gives us the tools to make sure gun buyers go through…
