Lucille McNamara

Jobs in the Oregon manufacturing industry including the computer and electronic sectors have been declining steadily for the last two years in a pattern that shows no signs of abating anytime soon. The industry cut 6,900 jobs, or –3.7% in…

The number of single-parent households in Oregon has dropped by 1% over the last four years, in line with the rest of the U.S. with decreases of 1% to 2%. Single Parents are in a Continuous Cycle of Struggle The survey,…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 39-year-old pedestrian from Glendale, Naomi Hope Gomez, was struck and killed on Highway 140 near Blackwell Road in Jackson County early last Friday morning. The accident scene was attended by the Oregon State…

The retaliatory 25% Canadian tariff on billions of dollars of American goods is a crippling blow to the Oregon wine industry. Howard Rossbach, owner of three Oregon wine brands with Canada as his biggest market, says the tariff war…

Voter ID and verification of citizenship must be mandated nationwide for voter registration, say seven Oregon House Republicans. They have written a letter, calling on President Donald Trump to issue an executive order to that effect…

President Donald Trump’s executive order ending federal employees working remotely will stop the unofficial four-day-week many are enjoying. According to a survey by Bisnar Choice law firm, one in four of the 3,010 remote workers…

A U.S. veteran, found in possession of 48.5 pounds of methamphetamine, received a one-day jail sentence and five years of supervised probation when he appeared in the Lane County District Circuit Court on Thursday. Michael Bethel, who…

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit asking the court to rule the mass firing of probationary federal employees as illegal. Lawsuit Calls for their Reinstatement The lawsuit also…

Three U.S. Army soldiers were arrested yesterday, ‘accused of betraying the country, actively working to weaken America’s defense capabilities, and empowering our adversaries in China,’ said Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi in an Oregon…

A married couple from Portland, who stole $34 million from two clients for chauffeur and personal errand services, was sentenced on Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison, plus three years of supervised release. …