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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

Hundreds of Trees are Dying in a Douglas “Fir-Mageddon”

Lucille McNamara May 27, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — While a helicopter lifts hundreds of dead trees from the Siskiyou Mountains in southwestern Oregon, Ashland Fire and Rescue coordinates a project to thin 5,000 acres of dead and dying Douglas firs before the wildfire season…

Environment

Salmon Runs and Fish Native to Oregon Waterways Will Thrive Again Thanks to Federal Funding

Lucille McNamara May 25, 2024

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Salmon runs and other fish native to the waterways of rural Oregon will once again thrive thanks to federal funding. Nearly $2 million has been allocated to remove dams and open miles of stream and river waterways…

News

Sheridan Prisoner Fakes Suicide to Have Urgent Medical Attention

Lucille McNamara May 23, 2024

An inmate at the Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution faked suicide in a desperate attempt to have his medical condition examined. Medical attention delays that prompted the prisoner to take drastic measures have been blamed on…

News

Drug Dealer Jailed for the Death of a Teenager from Acute Fentanyl Toxicity

Lucille McNamara May 22, 2024

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — A Wahington County Circuit Court judge has jailed a 21-year-old for six years and three months for selling fentanyl tablets to a teenage boy who was later found dead in the kitchen of his grandparents’ home. A…

Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Utilities Requires Immediate Action, says the Environmental Protection…

Lucille McNamara May 21, 2024

Cyberattacks against water utilities nationwide are becoming more severe and more frequent. The attacks can alter chemicals to hazardous levels, interrupt water storage and treatment, and damage pumps and valves. This warning has been…

News

ONA Nurses at Medford Providence Hospital Asked to Negotiate and Not Strike

Lucille McNamara May 19, 2024

UPDATE: A New Round of Negotiations for Better Employment Conditions for Providence Medford Nurses Starts Today MEDFORD, Ore. — Talking beats walking says Providence Medford Medical Center (PMMC) in response to possible strike action…

Vaccine Skepticism Sees Soaring Numbers of Non-Immunized Kindergarten Children in Oregon

Lucille McNamara May 17, 2024

Vaccine skepticism following the pandemic is said to have resulted in soaring numbers of Oregon kindergarten children not immunized against common childhood illnesses such as mumps, measles, and whooping cough. According to analysis by…

Business

The Economic Opportunities of the Umpqua Valley was Highlighted at a Two-Day Conference in Roseburg

Lucille McNamara May 15, 2024

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A two-day conference to highlight the economic opportunities of the Umpqua Valley draws to a close today (Wednesday). This is the first time that the Umpqua Economic Development Partnership (UEDP) is hosting a Southern…

News

Two Armed Robbers Remain in Custody as Ashland Police Department Investigation Continues

Lucille McNamara May 14, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Two robbers who threatened a man at gunpoint and then ran off with his possessions were later arrested by Ashland Police Department. Man Held at Gunpoint While Walking Home from Work The man was accosted while…

News

Millions of Dollars Needed to Restore Oregon Caves National Monument Chateau

Lucille McNamara May 13, 2024

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Stripped down to its studs, work on the Oregon Caves National Monument Chateau has ceased because millions of dollars are needed to restore the National Historic Landmark to its former glory. Fundraising…

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