Lucille McNamara

In a broader effort to curb plastic waste across the state, the Oregon House Committee on Climate, Energy and Environment is reconsidering Senate Bill 551 that bans the distribution of plastic bags in grocery stores. If passed, the bill…

The Douglas Inter-Agency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a felon in possession of suspected drugs and an illegal firearm during a traffic stop on the I-5 Interstate in Glendale on Thursday afternoon. Bobby Hogue (34) of Riddle was…

Apart from funding of $4 billion from the federal government and $1 billion each from the I-5 Bridge joint partners, Oregon and Washington, the rest of the money needed for the project will be recouped by tolls from motorists crossing…

A man who failed to appear in court on charges of strangulation and assault was arrested in Eugene early on Monday morning when a deputy from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) spotted him sitting in a stolen truck. He was…

A seven-month-long joint federal investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has led to charges against 21 people suspected of violent drug trafficking offenses in nine states, including Oregon. The…

Manufactured and modular homes cannot be banned from any new residential community currently on the drawing board if a bill is passed by Oregon lawmakers. House Bill 3144 will only apply to new communities, and manufactured units will be…

Place names like China Man Hat, Squaw Creek, and Cannibal Mountain may soon disappear from Oregon maps if a House Bill to remove derogatory names is passed by the Senate. House Bill 3532 describes the names of those three locations, as…

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is leading a coalition of AGs in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop, what he terms, President Donald Trump’s ‘illegal tariffs.’ The motion calls on the U.S. Court of International…

The state will pay nearly $5 million in a settlement following the imprisonment six years ago of a 56-year-old great-aunt who is serving 12 years and seven months for criminally mistreating three children she tortured and severely…

Oregon featured prominently in the largest fentanyl bust in the history of the DEA, in which more than 400 kg of fentanyl was seized, with authorities uncovering $2.8 million in U.S. currency, two motor vehicles worth $150,000, and jewelry…