Lucille McNamara

A Guatemalan national living unlawfully in the U.S. yesterday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder drug trafficking proceeds involving more than $4.2 million. Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes (40), the owner and operator of a money service…

EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department was instrumental in assisting Florida law enforcement officers in arresting a fugitive living in Oregon’s Lane County. Forty-seven-year-old Steven Charles Whitney was also a suspect in an armed…

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers has been arrested in connection with an illegal gambling operation, said to involve members of at least three New York-based mafia families. Chauncey Billups was Allegedly Involved in…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed an executive order to accelerate and broaden the adoption of climate-resilient strategies. Order 25-26 will be incorporated into existing state programs for the benefit of ecosystems and Oregon…

The Oregon Department of Revenue is seeking volunteers to assist in preparing taxes for elderly individuals and low- to moderate-income families. Oregon needs more volunteers to help these residents gain access to unclaimed tax credits…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Justin Ortega-Mejia (28), of Portland, has been arrested by East Precinct officers in connection with the death in 2022 of Mohamed Shaani. Shaani Died of a Gunshot Wound Shaani was 39 when he died of a gunshot…

EUGENE, Ore. — Two plain-clothes ICE agents detained two suspects as they were released from the Lane County Jail last week. The incident, involving two men suspected of involvement in a burglary ring targeting Asian-American families in…

Three key themes emerged from a new state Student Health Survey (SHS) in which more than one in five Oregon eighth and 11th-graders experienced unmet mental and physical health care needs – they felt emotionally isolated, experienced…

A tip-off from an out-of-state law enforcement agency led deputies from the Clackamas Sheriff’s Office to the arrest of seven men in a holiday home in Welches, and the recovery of items stolen valued at more than $200,000 in a residential…

Going hungry next month will be 757,000 Oregonians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to bolster their low incomes, and Governor Tina Kotek is unhappy about the situation. The President Should Focus…