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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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Crime & Courts

Dogs Believed to Belong to Murdered Oregon Woman, Susan Lane-Fournier Have Been Found Dead

Lucille McNamara Dec 3, 2024

Two dead dogs found by deputies of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday are believed to have been owned by Susan Lane-Fournier (61), whose body was found near Welches after a four-day search. Michel Fournier Court…

Crime & Courts

Migrant Worker Sues Three Oregon Forestry Companies for More Than $42 Million

Lucille McNamara Dec 3, 2024

Three Oregon forestry companies are facing lawsuits of more than $42 million lodged by a Mexican migrant logger whose eight seasonal postings in the U.S. ended when he was severely injured by the branch of a falling tree. Joaquin…

Politics & Elections

Governor Kotek’s Stability Budget Focuses on Housing, Homelessness, Education, and Drug-Related…

Lucille McNamara Dec 3, 2024

Solving the housing shortage and homelessness, improving academic levels of achievement, and addiction challenges are the pivotal issues addressed by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek in her $39.3 billion budget released yesterday (Monday). The…

Crime & Courts

School District in Oregon Facing $677,000 Lawsuit by Former Employee

Lucille McNamara Dec 3, 2024

A former Clatskanie School District employee who was sentenced to 18 months of probation, fined $2,000 in restitution, and had his hunting license suspended for three years after shooting and killing a deer is now suing his former employer.…

Education

The Future Ready Oregon Program Will Train Students to Earn Family-Supporting Wages

Lucille McNamara Dec 2, 2024

Oregon students can earn family-supporting wages in a $200 million investment education and training program to increase diverse workforce opportunities. Known as Future Ready Oregon, the program aims to remove barriers to education and…

Crime & Courts

Suspicion Surrounds the Death of an Oregon Man Found in Apartment Fire

Lucille McNamara Dec 2, 2024

Salem police and the Fire Department are investigating the suspicious death of a 38-year-old man whose body was found in an apartment fire in the early hours of Saturday morning. Emergency crew arrived at the 1100 block of Chemeketa…

Environment

Oregon Stakeholders Are Pinning Hopes that the Biden Administration Will Save the Owyhee Canyonlands

Lucille McNamara Dec 1, 2024

In the final weeks of the Biden Administration, speculation is rife that the outgoing U.S. President will enact a proclamation to safeguard the Owyhee Canyonlands in Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada, from intrusion by mining, solar, and wind farm…

News

Oregon DMV Driver State Knowledge Tests Available Online in Eight Languages

Lucille McNamara Dec 1, 2024

The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV) division is offering the state's knowledge tests in eight languages to learner drivers. Tests are Available at DMV Office Terminals The online tests are available at DMV office…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Charged With Murdering His Wife Two Weeks After She Filed For a Divorce

Lucille McNamara Dec 1, 2024

UPDATE: Dogs Believed to Belong to Murdered Oregon Woman, Susan Lane-Fournier Have Been Found Dead The estranged husband of Susan Lane-Fournier has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after deputies found her body…

Education

A Consortium of Six Oregon Community Colleges Will Offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Lucille McNamara Nov 29, 2024

A Bachelor of Science degree in nursing will be offered to students who hold an associate degree by a consortium of six Oregon community colleges. At present, associate nursing degrees are available at 17 community colleges, with a…

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