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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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Politics & Elections

Oregon Joins Legal Battle to Stop Trump’s Citizenship Order

Lucille McNamara Jan 22, 2025

Oregon has joined forces with three other states to stop President Donald Trump from stripping citizenship of children born to undocumented immigrants, or who were born to parents who were temporarily in the country. Together with the…

Crime & Courts

Salem Police Suspect Arson After Fire at a Tesla Dealership

Lucille McNamara Jan 21, 2025

SALEM, Ore. — The Salem Police Felony Crimes Unit is investigating a fire at a car dealership during the early morning hours as possible arson. Salem police and firefighters rushed to the Tesla dealership at 2755 Mission St. SE at 3.45…

News

Oregon Couple Arrested for Impersonating Firefighters at a Palisades Restricted Zone

Lucille McNamara Jan 21, 2025

An Oregon married couple who impersonated firefighters when entering a restricted zone of the Palisades fires in Los Angeles are in custody. They were in a Fire Truck Bought on Auction Driving a fire truck bought at an auction…

Environment

Solar Farms Exploit Oregon Law to Claim High-Value Farmland

Lucille McNamara Jan 21, 2025

A loophole in Oregon state law allows developers to build large-scale solar farms on what should be protected high-value farmland. 34 Solar Projects Granted Exceptions To date, every single one of the 34 solar projects have…

Environment

Oregon’s Offshore Drilling Ban Sparks Clash with Trump’s Energy Vision

Lucille McNamara Jan 20, 2025

Days before relinquishing the American Presidency to Donald Trump, President Joe Biden outlawed offshore drilling affecting 625 acres of federal waters – a move slated by the American Petroleum Institute as politically motivated. …

News

Medford’s Emergency Housing for Addicts Could Set a Statewide Example

Lucille McNamara Jan 20, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — A small-scale emergency housing project to get drug addicts off the street and into emergency housing started by nonprofits in Medford two years ago has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the model replicated…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Braces for Potential Medicaid Cuts and Rising Premiums Under New Trump Administration

Lucille McNamara Jan 19, 2025

The Director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Dr. Sejal Hathi, is preparing for changes to health policies that could impact Oregonians after Donald Trump is inaugurated as president of the U.S. tomorrow. Concerns that…

Crime & Courts

Son of a Prominent Oregon Businessman Jailed for Going on a Spending Spree While Father Lay in a…

Lucille McNamara Jan 19, 2025

The son of the former long-standing president of the Northwest Grocers Association in Oregon and Washington - who is in a vegetative state after he was poisoned - has been jailed for 30 months and ordered to repay his father $372,000 by a…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Veterinarian was Allegedly Obsessed with Employee, Breaking her Husband’s Neck

Lucille McNamara Jan 19, 2025

UPDATE: Retired Oregon City Veterinarian Found Guilty of Killing his Former Lover’s Husband Prosecutors claim that a successful, now retired, Oregon veterinarian became obsessed with a former employee and broke her husband’s neck in…

Crime & Courts

From Nonprofit Leader to Meth Dealer: Oregon’s St. Vincent de Paul Director Sentenced to 40…

Lucille McNamara Jan 18, 2025

The former executive director of the nonprofit homeless services organization, St. Vincent de Paul of Bend, was sentenced to jail on Wednesday for selling large quantities of methamphetamine from his Oregon home. Gary Hewitt (59) was…

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