Lucille McNamara

EUGENE, Ore. — Almost 100 nurses employed by PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Services are on strike for more money. Their action follows months of failed negotiations. The nurses want more money and an improvement in safety standards.…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Oregon has the fourth-largest homeless population per capita in the country, with one in 10 children from homeless backgrounds attending Jackson County schools. Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, revealed these figures at the…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The good news for Jackson County homeowners is that the value of residential properties has risen 6.7%, averaging $405,000 per sale. The record number of 359 sales in Jackson County outstripped those recorded…

Senator Dennis Linthicum (R – District 28) is one of several Republicans backing an Anti-Abortion Bill that is unlikely to be heard during the current Legislative Session. Linthicum describes unborn babies as “pre-born individuals” and…

Oregon homeowners will face onerous increases in fire protection taxes if proposals by two Democrat Senators receive approval in the upcoming Legislative Session. UPDATE: Oregon Wildfire Survivors Will Not Be Taxed Meanwhile, Senate…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Municipal Judge Virginia Greer launched her community outreach court program from a homeless shelter earlier this week. Operating her first outreach courtroom from Kelly Shelter, Judge Greer says she aims to create a…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The 2024 annual Pear Blossom Run in Medford is set to break previous attendance records, with thousands of South Oregon residents registering for the event on Saturday, 13 April. Those wishing to participate can register at…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland residents will have to wait until Spring to savor a “blizzard” at their local Dairy Queen, which was razed by fire last September, causing $1.5 million in damage. The reopening date has been confirmed by Jason…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The onus may soon no longer fall on Josephine County property owners to prove they have fire protection measures to obtain building permits. If the proposed changes to the county code are approved, only property owners…

Oregon officials are scrambling to find a fix for the alarming increase in the fentanyl death rate by declaring a 90-day state of emergency. In a desperate attempt to stop the frightening 533% increase in drug fatalities related to the…