Lucille McNamara

SALEM, Ore. — A firearm was found in the backpack of a 17-year-old student at Sprague High School in Salem yesterday (Tuesday) morning, when a metal detector alerted staff to its presence on the boy as he entered the building. Staff…

The Portland Police Bureau’s Burglary Task Force is appealing to the public to help them identify two additional suspects in a robbery at a pipe shop in the early hours of the morning on November 13. Here’s how Portland’s burglary…

EUGENE, Ore. — After four hours and four desperate rescue attempts, the Eugene-Springfield Fire Department eventually managed to drag Nicolas Ian Tallman out of a culvert by tying ropes to his ankles. The drama began at 1.57 p.m. on…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Homeless people living in RVs on Portland streets now face hefty fines if their vehicles are towed away for contravening city bylaws. “Occupied vehicles line North Union Court in city-owned Delta Park … dozens of decaying…

EUGENE, Ore. — The mother of “Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan’s three children tried to run him down in a pickup truck in Eugene on Saturday afternoon. They were both arrested. Bryan (44) is in Lane County Jail on charges…

Oregon ranks eighth as the state with the highest number of fatalities in the U.S. According to a new study, 418 out of every 100,000 people in Oregon die in an accident at home. Compared with national benchmarks, Oregon’s home-fatality…

The return of a Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, Shayla, to the Gresham Police by a caring and concerned citizen has resulted in a charge of first-degree aggravated animal abuse after he fabricated a story about being attacked by four unknown…

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — It seems that the majority of Springfield residents believe the late-night fire in the 3900 block of River Road on Wednesday was caused by someone cooking methamphetamine. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a report…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Myrtle Creek woman was taken into custody on Tuesday after an investigation by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) led detectives to believe that she was dealing in methamphetamine. Laquita Twete (46)…

Everyone deserves safe and stable housing, says Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) in its recently released annual report. The organization collaborates with Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties to reduce homelessness through…