Lucille McNamara

A federal judge has committed 52-year-old Joseph K. Banks, a diagnosed schizophrenic and serial killer, to the lifelong jurisdiction of the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board. While the ruling places him under state psychiatric…

A transgender woman who fled Mexico in 2023 after being subjected to violence because of her sexual orientation and gender identity was arrested outside a Portland courtroom 23 minutes after seeking asylum on Monday. The 24-year-old…

A Mexican national and leader of a drug trafficking cell in Lane County was yesterday sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession of the largest ever single seizure of methamphetamine in the history of Oregon. Found in…

Four federal unemployment insurance grants to the Oregon Employment Department (OED) worth $12.2 million have been canceled by the U.S. Department of Labor. OED received the notification of the immediate termination on 22 May and told…

Oregon played a pivotal role in the recent crackdown on an international drug trafficking cartel that has distributed hundreds of thousands of lethal drugs worth millions of dollars locally, to neighboring California, and primarily to…

On average, 112.6 people are reported missing in Oregon every month, giving it the fifth- highest rate of open missing persons cases in the U.S. The Beaver State, with a population of 4.29 million, reported 563 open missing persons cases…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Open displays of drug abuse and mounting homelessness are woven into the fabric of Portland’s inner-city, insidious tentacles now reaching into areas long regarded as safe sanctuaries – the public libraries of Multnomah…

Oregonians can expect an invasion of termites, mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and even cockroaches this summer, warns a pest expert. Oregon’s mild winter came with a hidden cost - a likely explosion of pests this summer. Mild…

PORTLAND, Ore. — In a crackdown on crime in the city, Portland law enforcement units staged and executed a search warrant of a residence in which a couple was arrested, and drugs, cash, and firearms seized. The operation took place…

The Governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek, has called for Presidential Disaster Declarations to provide federal support to the county communities of Coos, Curry, Douglas, and Harney, that suffered devastating damages during the 2025 floods.…