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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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Oregon Could Face Electricity Blackouts While Balancing Demand with Supply

Lucille McNamara Dec 16, 2024

Electricity blackouts could be on the horizon for residents of the Pacific Northwest. So warns an industry consultant with 30 years of experience in the field. Although the Northwest has long enjoyed a stable electricity grid, city…

Politics & Elections

New Oregon Consumer Privacy Act Gives Power Back to the People

Lucille McNamara Dec 15, 2024

Historically, most Americans have little control over their private data, but the new Oregon Consumer Privacy Act has changed that by giving power back to the people. Keep Personal Information LOCKED In terms of the new Privacy…

News

Stewards of Oregon’s Heritage Must be Able to Survive and Thrive

Lucille McNamara Dec 15, 2024

Oregon’s heritage resources and cultural materials are at risk if the organizations serving as stewards of these resources are not able to survive and thrive, warns Oregon Heritage Commission Coordinator Katie Henry. She says that by…

Oregon Languishes in 48th Position of National Median Earnings

Lucille McNamara Dec 15, 2024

Oregon is languishing in the 48th position of all the states with one of the lowest median earnings in the country at $50,100, a staggering 50% lower than Washington DC where average median earnings are $100,400. Pay Levels Did…

Crime & Courts

Honda Vehicle Owners in Portland are Targeted by Thieves Stealing Electronic Parts

Lucille McNamara Dec 14, 2024

Honda owners living in Portland are alerted by the police to a suspect stealing electronic parts from the front of the vehicle. Portland Police Bureau says in a news release that since mid-November, they have received reports of at least…

News

The Drug Overdose Crisis in Oregon is Affecting Communities Statewide

Lucille McNamara Dec 13, 2024

Oregon’s drug overdose crisis is affecting every community statewide, and its sensitive and traumatic nature is causing harm and loss of well-being of all whose lives it touches, says Liz McCarthy, overdose epidemiologist at the Oregon…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Convicted Felon, David Ralston, Arrested for Making and Selling Illegal Firearms

Lucille McNamara Dec 13, 2024

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A multiple convicted felon, David Ralston (35), was arrested in a traffic stop on Wednesday by members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation by detectives from the Douglas Interagency…

Business

Nike and NFL Cement Partnership for a Further 10 Years Through to 2038

Lucille McNamara Dec 12, 2024

Nike has announced that its contract with the NFL has been extended for another 10 years, taking it through to 2038. Collaboration Described as Strong and Successful Nike's President and CEO, Elliott Hill, described the…

Crime & Courts

16 People Arrested in Portland on Prostitution-Related Charges in Joint Police Operation

Lucille McNamara Dec 12, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sixteen people were arrested yesterday (Wednesday) on charges related to prostitution by the Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) in an ongoing effort to stop criminal activity in a residential…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Arrest Three Suspects After Sending a Drone to the Crime Scene

Lucille McNamara Dec 11, 2024

A drone sent to a crime scene helped Portland Police arrest three suspects who highjacked a trailer at gunpoint last Thursday. The incident happened at 8.12 p.m. when the owner of the trailer, Dustin Hilsenbeck, was held at gunpoint by…

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