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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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Environment

New Oregon Solar Farm Can Supply 800,000 Homes with Emission-Free Electricity

Lucille McNamara Dec 7, 2024

One of the country’s biggest solar farms will be established in Oregon which will have sufficient capacity to provide 800,000 homes with emission-free electricity for a year. The Project will be in Morrow County The solar farm…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Governor’s Proposed Budget for Higher Education Falls Below Requirements

Lucille McNamara Dec 6, 2024

The $4.39 billion 2025-2027 budget allocation proposed by Governor Tina Kotek for higher education falls well below requirements, according to university and college educators. Oregon Trails Behind Most Other States Oregon…

Crime & Courts

Josephine County Man Arrested Following Murder on November 22

Lucille McNamara Dec 6, 2024

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Daniel Wayne Finney (34) on Grave Creek Road near milepost 7 in Josephine County on November 22. Daniel Wayne Finney Died from Stab Wounds Finney,…

Environment

Thursday’s Tsunami Warning is a Reminder that Oregon Coast Has Experienced 21 Tsunamis Since 1854

Lucille McNamara Dec 6, 2024

Although Thursday’s tsunami warning was canceled about an hour later, Oregonians should remember that their coastline has been subjected to 21 tsunamis since 1854. In the wake of the tsunami warning along the Oregon-California coastline,…

News

Failure by Coos County Residents to Support a Public Safety Tax Leads to Early Release of 49 Jail…

Lucille McNamara Dec 5, 2024

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — The failure by Coos County residents to support a public safety tax on the November ballot has led to the early release of 49 inmates from the county jail before year-end. Several Coos County Employees Will…

Education

Ashland School Board May Cut the Number of School Days

Lucille McNamara Dec 5, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland School Board may decide to cut the number of school days next year in an innovative move to curb expenditure. Superintendent Addresses Parents and Staff About Budgetary Woes Following a series of…

News

5,000 Frontline Providence Hospital Workers Agree to Strike Action Across Oregon

Lucille McNamara Dec 5, 2024

UPDATE: Providence Health Workers May Strike As No Agreement Could Be Reached After months of unsuccessful negotiations, 5,000 nurses, doctors, and other health workers have agreed to strike action at Providence hospitals and clinics…

Business

Wells Fargo Lays Off More Than 700 Oregon Employees

Lucille McNamara Dec 5, 2024

Wells Fargo yesterday announced that it is laying off more than 700 Oregon employees. Affects Workers in Hillsboro and Salem The decision will cost the jobs of 500 employees in Hillsboro and a further 221 in Salem. The…

Crime & Courts

Man Found Guilty of Murdering His Mother is Committed to Oregon State Hospital

Lucille McNamara Dec 4, 2024

A 28-year-old Portland man found guilty except for insanity for the murder of his mother in October last year by a Multnomah County Judge on Monday has been committed to the Oregon State Hospital. Teresa A. Graham (59) was found dead in…

Business

Microchip Production Will Shift to Oregon and Colorado After Closing Arizona Plant

Lucille McNamara Dec 4, 2024

Microchip Technology said on Monday that it will close its factory in Tempe, Arizona, next year. The microchips that were made in the Tempe facility will now be produced at the company’s plants in Oregon and Colorado. The shutdown in…

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