Lucille McNamara

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland General Electric (PGE) will increase its consumer rates by between 5.5% to 7.7% on January 1, 2025, it announced yesterday. Increases Will Improve Supply Availability The increased tariffs, approved by…

The Department of the Interior has announced a $37.4 million investment in three projects to improve drought resistance in Oregon. The projects will conserve about 5,000 acre-feet of water annually in the Ochoco, Central Oregon, and…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Two young men have been charged with arson following a fire at Rogue Community College’s Medford campus on Wednesday. Christian McLennan (18) of Medford and Nathan Svinth (20) of Central Point appeared in the Jackson…

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau’s Racial Equity Plan (REP) to ensure that all members of the community, irrespective of identity background, receive quality services, is calling for volunteers to the Police Equity Advisory…

SALEM, Ore. — Residents of the unincorporated areas of Marion County face an immediate increase in the cost of waste collection fees. This follows a decision to close a waste-to-energy facility which accepted medical waste that subsidized…

An ongoing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation into safety practices at the Amazon operations network has been withdrawn, apart from one ergonomic citation. This Ends Investigation Ongoing Since…

Nearly one million Oregon residents living in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties, will benefit from a $319 million water infrastructure loan to meet federal and state safe drinking water standards. The Water Infrastructure…

Amanda Bendshadler (39) was arrested by Springfield police on Monday night following an incident of domestic violence in which her partner was injured. The saga began to unfold shortly after 7 p.m. when the police responded to a call…

The owner of an unlicensed debt consolidation company has been sent to prison after defrauding clients of their funds in exchange for his alleged services to reduce their debts. Javier Antonio Banuelas Urueta (55) was yesterday sentenced…

An Oregon woman who filed 20 fraudulent small claims worth at least $190,000 in circuit courts throughout the state was arraigned in federal court on Monday. Sharon Neal of Damascus is charged with five counts of mail fraud. Court…