Lucille McNamara

The J.H. Baxter chemical wood treating plant in Eugene, which released hazardous substances into the soil and groundwater during decades of operations, has been added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Poses a…

The first 483 of an estimated 700 Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT) employees were retrenched yesterday following the legislature’s failure to pass a funding package to maintain and upgrade a dilapidated road and bridge network…

MEDFORD, Ore. — As the game of pickleball gains in popularity throughout the U.S., the City of Medford will be home to 19 state-of-the-art lighted pickleball courts expected to attract national and regional tournaments. As part of an…

Renewable Energy Analysts is the top AI career identified by Oregon Managers, a professional organization for local government managers in Oregon, following a survey of 3,003 decision-makers. The organization notes that while most public…

While Wall Street watches global markets as an indicator of economic stress, businesses on the main streets of small, local communities watch grocery bills and gas pump prices. They are the precursors of financial change. To uncover the…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Crews begin work tomorrow (Monday) on reinstating Portland’s iconic elk, badly damaged during the 2020 riots, to its platform in downtown’s Southwest Main Street. The city workforce will return the sculpture and an…

The father of a 13-year-old student at Mountain View Middle School in Beaverton failed to obtain a temporary restraining order to halt the school's use of digital hall passes. Jeffrey Myers appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland on…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has taken over the investigation of an officer-involved shooting at Hawthorne Park in Medford on Friday. The officers involved in the incident were not injured. However, a suspect was…

Oregon is one of five states ranked as the riskiest for financial cybercrime, according to Cloudwards, an online platform that provides information, reviews, and comparisons of cloud-based technologies. Oregon ranks alongside Washington,…

MARION COUNTY, Ore. — Brian Woodring, the former operator of an adult foster home for individuals with developmental disabilities, has admitted guilt in Marion County Circuit Court to several felony offenses, including criminal mistreatment…