Lucille McNamara

Insurance giant Aetna has dropped Providence Health and Services in Oregon from its health insurance network, impacting 9,000 patients statewide. The Two Organizations Failed to Reach an Agreement on a New Contract The decision…

Oregon businesses can no longer use Styrofoam containers for food or drinks. Transgressions are punishable with fines of up to $500 a day. Polystyrene is Petroleum-Based Plastic Harmful to Health and the Environment The…

The number of homeless people living out in the open is increasing rapidly in rural areas of Oregon, more so than in cities. The finding arises from an annual people count of homelessness in the state, known as the Point In Time (PIT)…

Oregon has all but admitted defeat in its apparent failure to attract a CHIPS Act semiconductor research hub. With five days to go until legislation expired on December 31, Governor Tina Kotek announced the decision to drop plans to…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A Medford man was stabbed with a wall display sword in what the police have described as an attempted murder. The stabbing took place in the late afternoon on Thursday at the 1000 block of Beatty Street. On arrival,…

Glaring disparities exist between the rich and the poor school districts nationwide, and Oregon school districts are no different. 56% of Students in the Oakridge District Live in Poverty The latest Census Bureau reveals that while Lake…

Excessive rainfall and flash floods have been predicted for southwest Oregon and northern California from this morning (Saturday) until late Sunday afternoon. Weather Warnings Issued for Low-Lying Areas West of the Cascades The…

The two companies appointed by Oregon Housing and Community Services (OH&CS) to build 140 homes destroyed in the 2020 wildfires are facing legal action by the state for nearly $11.8 million. In legal documents filed in Marion County…

The condition of a woman pulled out of a flaming car by Portland police on Monday night could not be established at the time of going to press. The one-car accident happened at 9 p.m. at Southeast Mt Scott Boulevard and Southeast 112th…

Despite the $191.5 million the Legislature has allocated, it is inadequate to address the growing complexity and cost of wildfires in Oregon, says the director of the state Department of Forestry, Cal Mukumoto. Governor Calls for…