Lucille McNamara

Ranked-choice voting dived the polls despite the strong support of Tribal leaders who believed Measure 117 to be fairer and more equitable. The final tally was 59.6% to 40.4%. Voters Would Have Ranked Candidates in Order of…

Oregonians have fiercely opposed Measure 118 which would have taxed corporate sales over $25 million by a minimum of 3% and funneled the revenue to residents who live in the state for at least 200 days every year. Residents Would…

Columbia River Fire and Rescue billed an elderly cyclist $1,862 for transporting him to hospital after one of its ambulances had struck him, crushing his bicycle under its front wheel. William Hoesch Files a $997,000 Lawsuit…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Three controversial measures – one addressing Oregon’s drug laws and two seeking to increase taxation on property values - came under the spotlight on ballots for Southern Oregon voter approval. Rogue River…

Oregonians have voted to impeach public officials and to allow labor organizations to talk to cannabis industry employees while retailers and processors remain neutral. These were two of five ballot measures seeking approval from voters.…

Dressed in prison garb when he made his escape by walking away from a prison work crew and jumping onto a downtown Salem bus, T.J. Harvey Bennett was rearrested in Portland on Sunday. Bennett (44) was imprisoned at the Santiam…

An Oregon woman who has already spent 41 years in prison and whose crime was made into a movie starring Farrah Fawcett has filed a petition calling for relief from a wrongful conviction. Diane Downs Shot Dead One Child, Paralyzed…

Following recent fires in ballot drop boxes, Southern Oregon law enforcement units say they are geared to handle any disruptive situation to the national election today, or in the following days. Recent Drop Box Fires Sparked…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Resident wild birds and clinic patients of the Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center have been moved to enclosures indoors as a safety precaution following an outbreak of avian ‘flu at a nearby farm in…

The law license of Portland attorney Derek Ashton has been suspended for 60 days by a state bar disciplinary panel, citing obstruction of justice during his representation of real estate developer Terry Bean in a sex abuse case. Ashton…