Lucille McNamara

The ongoing government shutdown saw 178 federal employees living in Oregon claiming unemployment compensation last week, according to the Oregon Employment Department (OED). These figures will continually change as additional information…

Oregon has joined 14 other states in a newly launched Governors Public Health Alliance aimed at rapid coordination and response to inter-state public health threats. The nonpartisan initiative will serve as a cross-state liaison to…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A Klamath Falls man, who has an active felony warrant and is prohibited from possessing firearms, has been arrested following a shooting incident in the 1500 block of Derby Street on Monday. Klamath Falls County…

Since the launch of its overdose reversal campaign late in 2023, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Department of Education (DOE) have delivered free opioid overdose reversal kits to 692 schools, colleges, and universities throughout the…

A 19-year-old Hillsboro resident became the 33rd person charged by the United States Attorney’s office for federal offenses committed outside the ICE detention center in South Portland. Charges against the defendants have ranged from…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s aggressive initiative to put a roof over the heads of homeless people has touched 37,767 lives since she took office in 2023. Working closely with Oregon Housing Community Services (OHCS), Kotek’s efforts…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-six individuals have been arrested for commercial sexual solicitation or unlawful prostitution procurement by the Portland Police Bureau in a multi-agency collaborative initiative. The operation was undertaken…

EUGENE, Ore. — Seven foreign nationals, all members of a well-resourced and financially supported crime ring, have been arrested by the Eugene Police Department for allegedly targeting Asian-American families in the area. In what the EPD…

The Trump administration has not released the latest unemployment figures because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the Oregon Employment Department (OED) to adjust its monthly economic report and media activities. The OED…

Twenty-seven-year-old Dyllan Nicholas Thompson of Toledo has been arrested on charges of first-degree assault and the unlawful use of a weapon following a car crash in rural Lincoln county that escalated into an exchange of gunfire between…