Lucille McNamara

Oregon lawmakers are on the brink of introducing legislation that will increase earnings and improve the working conditions of rideshare drivers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft. Senate Bill 1166 requires transportation network…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Herculano Gonzales-Lopez of Winchester is facing multiple charges following an attack with a hammer on guests at a motel in Roseburg late at night on 23 May. According to the Roseburg Police Department, Gonzales-Lopez…

A lawsuit led by the Oregon Attorney General has upended President Donald Trump’s tariff increases, including the 145% imposed on Chinese imports and the 50% on imports from the European Union. U.S. Court of International Trade…

The Fair Housing Council nonprofit that protects vulnerable tenants from discrimination by landlords will be withdrawing from nine Oregon cities and two counties following the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding of nearly $1…

A former correctional officer at the Coffee Creek Women’s Prison in Wilsonville, Oregon, Levi David Gray, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on two counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct involving a female inmate. Gray…

A joint law enforcement operation involving several search warrants at the West Coast Game Park resulted in officers seizing $1.6 million in cash, firearms including a machine gun, drugs, and cashier’s bonds, checks, and certificates.…

A Senate bill that will make it illegal to remove or to refuse to carry books in school libraries based on subjects protected from discrimination has one more hurdle to negotiate before becoming an effective Oregon law. Although Senate…

Gone could be the days when eager Oregon concert and theater-goers were hoodwinked into paying exorbitant prices for tickets, thanks to House Bill 3167 which is moving steadily forward to protect vulnerable consumers. Hidden Fees…

To spur legislators into action, a group of teenagers met outside the Oregon Capitol earlier in the week to encourage lawmakers to introduce House Bill 3012, allowing 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections. …

The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act that will cut funding of food benefits to more than 750,000 Oregonians was narrowly adopted by one vote in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week. The Bill Cuts Benefits to Low-Income…