Latest from Lucille McNamara
Trump Administration Cuts Target Oregon’s Most Vulnerable With Massive Loss of Food and Medicaid Support
A grim picture of billions of dollars lost to Oregon by the Trump administration’s budget cuts has been painted by the state’s Chief Financial Officer, Kate Nass.
Triple-Digit Heat Bears Down on Southern Oregon as Cooling Shelters Open
Oregonians will be subjected to extreme heat that could soar into the lower 100s in the Rogue Valley, prompting the opening of weather shelters.
Portland Couple Faces Drug and Gun Charges After Police Use Stop Sticks to Foil Escape
A Portland couple was arrested and charged after officers from the North Precinct found them in possession of large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, $10,000…
Oregon’s Energy Prices Rose Far Less Than Most States but Data Centers Could Change That
While energy costs rose by 19.4% in Oregon over an eight-year period, residents of Maine experienced a staggering increase of 75.7% during the same time-period, the…
Coos Bay Mother Files Wrongful Death Suit Over Son’s Death in Back of Police Car
Jennifer Smith, the mother of Nathan Bradford Smith (33), has filed a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit against the City of Coos Bay, claiming her son died in the back…
Oregon Ordered to Pay $500 a Day for Each Mentally Ill Defendant Left Waiting in Jail
Oregon must pay up for failing to admit mentally ill criminal defendants to the state hospital while it appeals a contempt ruling, a federal judge said on Thursday.
Oregon Tightens Care Home Rules After Woman Wanders Out and Dies on Christmas Day
Following the tragic death last year of an elderly woman who wandered away from a care center and was found dead a day later, has resulted in legislation by Oregon…
Las Vegas Man With Oregon Drug Convictions Gets Six Years for Firearms Heist in Nevada
A convicted felon, who previously committed drug trafficking crimes in the Oregon counties of Douglas, Clackamas, and Coos, has been sentenced to six years in prison…
