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Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Targets 10 Oregon Federal Offices for Lease Termination

Lucille McNamara Mar 20, 2025

In a relentless campaign to slash the size of the federal government, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) targets 10 agency buildings in Oregon where leases are about to expire. Releasing a list of 657 federal real…

Federal Funding Cuts Dampen Expectations for Oregon’s Budget Over the Next Two Years

Lucille McNamara Mar 20, 2025

Concerns about federal funding cuts announced by the Trump administration played a significant role when lawmakers compiled a framework for Oregon’s 2025-27 budget, released this week by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The budget…

News

Oregon is Proposing New Legislation to Curb Car Manufacturers from Carte Blanche Access to Driver…

Lucille McNamara Mar 20, 2025

Oregon lawmakers are considering a new bill to give drivers more control over how car manufacturers collect and use their personal information. The chief sponsor of House Bill 3875, Rep. David Gomberg (D-Otis), told a hearing of the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Awarded $1.95 Million After Serving Nearly 30 Years in Prison for a Crime He Never…

Lucille McNamara Mar 19, 2025

Frank Gable (66) was awarded a $1,957,868 settlement after serving nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he never committed. Yesterday (Tuesday), the Oregon Department of Justice agreed to pay the settlement to Gable for the wrongful…

Politics & Elections

Bill Revamping Measure 114 Could Save 1,000 Lives in Oregon Over the Next Decade

Lucille McNamara Mar 19, 2025

Oregon’s contentious Measure 114 which tightens gun ownership controls came under the firing line when lawmakers heard evidence at a hearing on Monday on a bill that will modify the measure. Plethora of Arguments Presented to a…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man’s Carjacking Rampage Ends with 15-Year Prison Sentence

Lucille McNamara Mar 19, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office wrapped up a four-year case last Friday when Gregory Escobedo, Jr. (31) was sentenced to federal prison for carjacking three victims at gunpoint. Escobedo was sentenced to 15 years and…

Crime & Courts

Coos County Deputies Arrest Two Suspects in Brutal Johnson Mill Pond Murder Case

Lucille McNamara Mar 18, 2025

Two people have been arrested and charged with murder by Coos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies following the discovery of the body of Larry Burkhow at Johnson Mill Pond on 12 March. The following day, deputies arrested Elaine…

News

Squatters Can be Evicted Within 24 Hours by Oregon Property Owners if House Bill is Passed

Lucille McNamara Mar 18, 2025

A bill legislating that squatters do not have tenant rights while illegally occupying privately owned premises will entitle Oregon property owners to evict them after serving 24-hour notices. If passed, OR HB 3522 will circumvent legal…

Crime & Courts

Shoplifter Stabs Oregon Dollar Store Worker, Gets Bumped Off Bike and Tasered in Wild Police Chase

Lucille McNamara Mar 18, 2025

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An alleged shoplifter who stabbed an employee of the Dollar General Store in Winston on Friday afternoon was ‘bumped’ off his bicycle by a police vehicle and then tasered by the arresting officer who believed the…

Crime & Courts

Starved for Years, Boy’s Shocking Rescue from Caregiver’s Abuse Unfolds in Oregon Courtroom

Lucille McNamara Mar 17, 2025

A 40-year-old woman from The Dalles was found guilty on two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment after a boy under her care was found to have been starved for several years. She Will Appeal her Convictions for…

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