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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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Oregon Could Face Huge Demands on its Power Supply Grid by High-Tech Companies

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2024

Oregon will need much more electricity, and soon, to feed increasingly power-hungry high-tech companies. State Consumption Could Quadruple Data consumption could quadruple in the Northwest by the end of the decade, while…

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Ashland May Build a New Community Center

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Renovations to the Ashland Community Center have been put on hold because of unforeseen complications and the Ashland City Council study session will decide today (Monday) whether to build a new facility. The City Council…

Oregon Has the Most Retirees of Any Western State

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2024

Oregon is home to the oldest residents of any state in the West, with nearly one in five of its population above 65 years. Most Social Security Recipients are Retirees With nearly one in five residents aged 65 and older, most…

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Bicyclist Killed in Medford Hit-and-Run – Ongoing Investigation

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2024

UPDATE 2: Medford Cyclist Hit And Run Accused Pleads Not Guilty- Bail Set At $1 Million UPDATE: Woman Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Hit-And-Run With Cyclist In Medford MEDFORD, Ore. — A bicyclist was struck and killed in a…

Education

Oregon Career Professional Will Help Rogue Community College Foundation Reach New Heights

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2024

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Cass Sinclair’s leadership experience, strategic mindset, and dedication to community service make her the ideal candidate to take over as the new director of the Rogue Community College Foundation. These are the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Schizophrenic Set Free After Found to be Unfit to Stand Trial

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2024

A schizophrenic accused of opening fire on three people before and during a 30-hour standoff with Washington County police went free last month after a judge openly criticized the Oregon State Hospital method of preparing mentally unfit…

Crime & Courts

Portland Catholic School and Friends of Trees Facing $29 Million Lawsuit Following Death of Teenager

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2024

Portland Central Catholic High School and Friends of Trees are being sued for $29 million by the mother of a boy struck and killed by a falling tree during a thunderstorm. Boy Struck by Falling Tree During a Thunderstorm Filed…

Business

Agriculturists Could Hamper Oregon’s Bid to Become a High-Tech Industry Research Hub

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2024

Semiconductors do not need A-Class prime farmland to thrive is the nutshell reaction of agriculturalists opposed to the incorporation of 373 acres of farmland into the Portland urban growth boundary to allow for the establishment of a…

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Ashland Rogue Valley Wine Estate for Sale at $8,995,000

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — A new owner of the well-established Irvine & Roberts Vineyards, winery, and tasting room in Ashland has the potential to elevate an already impressive reputation built over the past decade. The 62-acre Rogue Valley…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Who Decapitated His Mother Seven Years Ago is Given a ‘Conditional Release’

Lucille McNamara Oct 11, 2024

A ‘conditional release’ has been granted to a 44-year-old man found guilty of murdering and decapitating his mother despite objections by the Oregon Department of Justice and the Clackamas County District Attorney’s office. Tina Webb was 59…

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