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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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Business

Two Macy’s Stores and One Kohl’s Outlet Will Close in Oregon Within the Next Few Months

Lucille McNamara Jan 10, 2025

Oregon is losing two Macy’s stores and a branch of Kohl’s this year. Macy’s in Hillsboro and Salem Will Close The two Macy’s stores closing doors are The Streets of Tanasbourne at 2055 NE Allie Avenue in Hillsboro and the Salem…

News

Oregon State Forester Resigns from High-Paying Post

Lucille McNamara Jan 10, 2025

Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto has resigned from his $237,288 post amid budgetary criticism and allegations of mismanagement. His resignation, effective from January 23, was announced by Jim Kelly, chair of the Board of Forestry…

Crime & Courts

Convicted Murderer Walks Free and Will Work as a Legal Assistant for the Oregon Justice Resource…

Lucille McNamara Jan 10, 2025

Convicted murderer Mark J. Wilson has been released to supervision in Multnomah County after serving 35 years for his role in the notorious killing of a Terrebonne couple in 1987. Wilson (55) walked out free from an Oregon prison…

Education

Cellphones Banned During School Hours at Portland Public Middle and High Schools

Lucille McNamara Jan 9, 2025

Portland public middle and high school students will no longer be able to use cell phones or smartwatches during school hours. The blanket ban applies to passing periods and lunch breaks and was approved 5 – 2 on Tuesday by school board…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Criticized by the Oregon DOJ for Delaying Investigations into the 2020 Racial Unrest…

Lucille McNamara Jan 9, 2025

The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) has criticized the Portland Police Bureau for the protracted delay of investigations into the improper use of force by officers during the city’s racial unrest protests in 2020. Police…

Oregon Sends Massive Firefighting Backup to Neighboring California

Lucille McNamara Jan 9, 2025

Eighteen firefighting strike teams from Oregon will arrive in Los Angeles today (Thursday) to help quell the disastrous wildfires that have destroyed the California Palisades, killing at least five people and continuing to spread. …

News

Homeless Roseburg Man Arrested for Dealing in Methamphetamine

Lucille McNamara Jan 8, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A homeless Roseburg man was arrested on Monday by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) for the unlawful possession, delivery, and manufacture of methamphetamine. He was arrested and is in the Douglas County Jail.…

Environment

Oregon Wildfire Hazard Maps Classify 1.9 Million Taxable Properties in a Wildland Urban Interface

Lucille McNamara Jan 8, 2025

To tackle the challenges of wildfires, several Oregon state agencies are working with local and federal partners to protect residents and landscapes. Residents in properties identified as high-hazard areas in the wildland-urban interface…

News

Drug Use on Oregon’s Public Buses and Trains is Now Punishable with Jail and a Hefty Fine

Lucille McNamara Jan 8, 2025

Public transport users should take note that a new law classifying the use of illicit drugs while in transit is a Class A misdemeanor that came into effect in Oregon on January 1. Anyone found guilty faces a year in jail, a fine of $6,250,…

News

Oregon Republicans to Stop Utility Companies from Increasing Rates to Customers Embroiled in…

Lucille McNamara Jan 8, 2025

Three Oregon Republican State Representatives are proposing a bill to prevent utility companies from increasing rates to customers embroiled in long-standing lawsuits involving the cost of wildfire culpability. Their proposal follows an…

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