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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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Glendale Pedestrian Killed on Highway 140 in Jackson County

Lucille McNamara Mar 10, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 39-year-old pedestrian from Glendale, Naomi Hope Gomez, was struck and killed on Highway 140 near Blackwell Road in Jackson County early last Friday morning. The accident scene was attended by the Oregon State…

Business

U.S.-Canadian Tariff War Will Cripple the Oregon Wine Industry

Lucille McNamara Mar 10, 2025

The retaliatory 25% Canadian tariff on billions of dollars of American goods is a crippling blow to the Oregon wine industry. Howard Rossbach, owner of three Oregon wine brands with Canada as his biggest market, says the tariff war…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Republicans Demand Trump Mandate Voter ID After 2024 DMV Registration Fiasco

Lucille McNamara Mar 9, 2025

Voter ID and verification of citizenship must be mandated nationwide for voter registration, say seven Oregon House Republicans. They have written a letter, calling on President Donald Trump to issue an executive order to that effect…

News

Oregon’s Remote Workers Adjust as Trump Axes the Four-Day Work Week Trend

Lucille McNamara Mar 9, 2025

President Donald Trump’s executive order ending federal employees working remotely will stop the unofficial four-day-week many are enjoying. According to a survey by Bisnar Choice law firm, one in four of the 3,010 remote workers…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Veteran Sentenced to One Day in Jail for Possession of 48.5 Pounds of Methamphetamine

Lucille McNamara Mar 9, 2025

A U.S. veteran, found in possession of 48.5 pounds of methamphetamine, received a one-day jail sentence and five years of supervised probation when he appeared in the Lane County District Circuit Court on Thursday. Michael Bethel, who…

News

Oregon Attorney General Wants Mass Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Declared Illegal

Lucille McNamara Mar 8, 2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit asking the court to rule the mass firing of probationary federal employees as illegal. Lawsuit Calls for their Reinstatement The lawsuit also…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Prosecutors Charge U.S. Army Soldiers with Selling Top-Secret Military Info to China in…

Lucille McNamara Mar 8, 2025

Three U.S. Army soldiers were arrested yesterday, ‘accused of betraying the country, actively working to weaken America’s defense capabilities, and empowering our adversaries in China,’ said Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi in an Oregon…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Chauffeur Couple Stole $34 Million from Clients, Splurges on Luxury Life Before Prison…

Lucille McNamara Mar 8, 2025

A married couple from Portland, who stole $34 million from two clients for chauffeur and personal errand services, was sentenced on Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison, plus three years of supervised release. …

Crime & Courts

Drunk Driver Crashes into Multnomah County Sheriff’s SUV, Injuring Deputy and Shutting Down Freeway

Lucille McNamara Mar 7, 2025

A drunk driver crashed into a marked Multnomah County Sheriff’s patrol SUV on I-84 on Wednesday night, injuring a deputy sheriff. Jose Juan Alvarez (49) of Beaverton was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Grandson Arrested for Stealing $90k from Grandparents in Years-Long Scheme

Lucille McNamara Mar 7, 2025

It was not such a Sweet Home for the grandparents of Sean H. Steinborn (28) who stole $90,000 from them in unauthorized transactions. Police from Sweet Home in Linn County, Oregon, confirmed that Steinborn was arrested on Monday after an…

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