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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

Tuesday is Deadline to Become One of 18 Ashland Households Powered by Solar Energy

Lucille McNamara Nov 16, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashlanders have until Tuesday (November 19) to sign up to become one of 18 households powered by solar energy. The Ashland Solar Cooperative, a nonprofit increasing access to solar energy, has teamed with True South Solar…

News

Oregon Registers First Human Infection of Avian ‘Flu

Lucille McNamara Nov 16, 2024

The first human in Oregon to contract avian ‘flu has been confirmed by the state’s Health Authority (OHA). This brings the national total of humans infected with avian ‘flu to 52, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The highest…

Crime & Courts

Oregon DHS is Not Financially Responsible for a Toddler Paralyzed for Life After Severe Beating

Lucille McNamara Nov 15, 2024

The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) is not financially responsible for a toddler who was beaten so badly by his mother’s boyfriend that he was left quadriplegic. The Two-Year-old Will Never be Able to Live a Normal Life…

Environment

Removal of Hazardous Fuels From National Forests Will Help Safeguard Oregon Against Wildfires

Lucille McNamara Nov 15, 2024

Oregon has been allocated more than $5 million in federal funding to prevent increasingly frequent and severe wildfires that threaten homes, businesses, and “our way of life,” Senator Jeff Merkley announced yesterday (Thursday). The…

Crime & Courts

Mexican Sentenced to Prison for Transporting a Massive Haul of Drugs in Oregon

Lucille McNamara Nov 15, 2024

A Mexican, who came to the U.S. five years ago to make a better life for himself, was yesterday (Thursday) sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison for transporting a ‘massive’ haul of drugs. Misael Cruz-Barrales (23) was…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Girl Sues Friend’s Father for Lacing her Smoothie with Drugs

Lucille McNamara Nov 14, 2024

A 12-year-old girl who was drugged after drinking a fruit smoothie at a sleepover is suing her friend’s father for $2.4 million. He was convicted and jailed for the crime. Identified only by her initials, the girl, together with her…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Tracked Down His Ex-Girlfriend and Set Fire to the Home of her Boss

Lucille McNamara Nov 14, 2024

A 42-year-old man who tracked down his ex-girlfriend when she moved to Portland is facing multiple attempted murder charges after setting fire to her boss’s house. Eric Alexander (42) started sending threatening emails to his…

Crime & Courts

Parents of Oregon Security Guard Seek $35 Million Damages from Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital

Lucille McNamara Nov 14, 2024

The parents of an unarmed security guard shot dead by a gunman, with a history of arrests, at the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland in July 2023 are suing the medical facility for $35 million. Nothing Can Bring Him Back…

Crime & Courts

William Frombach of Medford Will Appear in Court on December 12 in Connection with last Friday’s…

Lucille McNamara Nov 13, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — William Carl Frombach Jr. of Medford is in custody without bail following the murder of Devery Allen Bynam and the attempted murder of Elizabeth Hadley last Friday. Frombach (45) appeared in the Jackson County Court…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Teenager, Marshall Hansen, Arrested for Three Gunpoint Robberies

Lucille McNamara Nov 13, 2024

Within 50 minutes, a teenager robbed three people at gunpoint in separate incidents in Portland during the early hours of Saturday morning. Nineteen-year-old Marshall J. Hansen was arrested by police after a chase through the streets of…

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