Lucille McNamara

Thirty thousand Oregonians employed by the federal government have been told to stay at home without pay following yesterday’s government shut down. The decision to shut down the government rather than maintain affordable health coverage…

The number of Oregon states with three or more preschool children for every slot available has drastically reduced from 27 in 2018, to nine in 2024. Referred to as ‘childcare deserts,’ the report was commissioned by the Oregon Department…

Rental increases in Oregon for 2026 have been restricted between 6% and 9.5% by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS). Rental properties that are 15 years and older, and have fewer than 30 rental units, cannot increase…

New federal legislation has introduced severe cutbacks in Oregon’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, while 29,000 households will lose their Heating and Cooling Full Utility Allowance (FUA). According to the…

SALEM, Ore. — The Fruitland Elementary School in NE Salem was placed under lockdown yesterday afternoon when a woman, armed with a handgun, took up position across the road from the school. After spotting 53-year-old Janet Ogren across…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Four illegal immigrants have been arrested by the FBI after a laser was aimed at a Customs and Border Protection agency helicopter conducting law enforcement activity in the skies over Portland on Saturday night. …

There was a collective sigh of relief by Democratic lawmakers when the Oregon Transportation Funding Bill was finally passed by the Senate during a special session yesterday morning. The bill will safeguard the jobs of hundreds of…

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after ‘applying a neck hold’ on a suspect during a struggle that ended in hospital for Bo W. Davis (43) and two policemen on Saturday morning. Davis,…

If Democrat Senator Chris Gorsek attends today’s highly publicized special Senate session, Oregon’s much-maligned transportation funding bill could finally be forwarded to Governor Tina Kotek for signature. Deteriorating…

For decades, parents have been the go-to lenders for cash-strapped children. However, that trend is reversing, according to new research involving 5,014 Oregonians. The survey, by MarketBeat, reveals that 43% of adult children in the…