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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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Southern Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Project Faces Legal Action by Local Tribes

Lucille McNamara Sep 17, 2024

UPDATE: News Of Oregon Offshore Wind Auction Cancellation Welcomed Two auction areas totaling nearly 195,000 acres off Coos Bay and Brookings were recently announced by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a floating…

News

Ashland Food and Beverage Tax and a Struggling Economy are Forcing Local Restaurants to Close Their…

Lucille McNamara Sep 16, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore — Restaurants that have served Ashland for decades and closed their doors in recent weeks add fuel to the argument that the economy and impact of the local Food and Beverage Tax are the main reasons for their demise. …

Land Required for a Semiconductor Research Center: Oregon Governor is Walking a Tightrope

Lucille McNamara Sep 16, 2024

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek finds herself in a tightrope act between attracting millions of dollars to the state in federal funds for the expansion of the semiconductor research industry and irate conservationists hotly opposed to the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Killer of Two Young Men Asked Google if Inmates Had Television in Prison

Lucille McNamara Sep 15, 2024

The senseless killing of two young men in their prime was a case of mistaken identity by a confessed killer who asked whether inmates had access to television in prison in a Google search after the double murder. Double Murderer…

Crime & Courts

Medford Police Patrolman Discovers Man Stabbed at a Local Car Wash

Lucille McNamara Sep 15, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore — While on patrol early yesterday (Saturday) morning, a Medford Police Department (MPD) officer discovered a 44-year-old man who was stabbed at a car wash. He was admitted to a local hospital where his condition has been given…

Lax Processing and Human Error Added 306 Oregon Noncitizens to the Voters Roll

Lucille McNamara Sep 14, 2024

UPDATE: Oregon Governor Shuts Downs DMV Loopholes After Voters’ Roll Errors As the November 5 election gains momentum, so do claims by the GOP of voting by noncitizens. And Oregon has not escaped the latest whiplash. A bill passed…

Environment

New Groundwater Rules in Oregon Will Impede the Dissipation of Existing Underground Supplies

Lucille McNamara Sep 13, 2024

Nearly 70 years after Oregon appealed to regulators to protect groundwater levels, the state’s Water Resources Commission (OWRC) has approved changes to existing groundwater rules. 40,000 Home Wells Could Run Dry Declining…

News

Oregon Man is Seeking $5.5 Million in Damages After Serving a Jail Sentence for a Crime He Did Not…

Lucille McNamara Sep 12, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two former Multnomah County prosecutors and two Portland police officers are being charged with alleged malicious prosecution by a man seeking $5.5 million damages after serving more than five years in prison for a “crime”…

News

City of Brookings Lose Another Round in its Legal Battle Against St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church

Lucille McNamara Sep 12, 2024

BROOKINGS, Ore. — The City of Brookings has agreed to pay $400,000 in legal fees after losing an acrimonious legal battle against St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in an attempt to limit free meals for homeless people served by the church.…

Business

No Smooth Sailing in Sight for Nike for the Next Few Quarters

Lucille McNamara Sep 11, 2024

UPDATE: Nike’s New CEO Elliot Hill To Take The Reigns As Company Pins Hopes On Growth It is not going to be smooth sailing for Nike for the next few quarters, but CEO John Donahue is upbeat about the success of the company’s…

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