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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Politics & Government
A Bill to Narrow Gender, Racial, and Wage Gaps Considered by Oregon Lawmakers
A new bill that will narrow gender, racial, and wage gaps had its first hearing before Oregon lawmakers on Monday.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Father Charged After Stabbing Daughter’s Boyfriend in Bloody Apartment Showdown
A Springfield woman whose boyfriend was allegedly stabbed by her father said it looked like a mass murder had taken place inside her apartment, according to court…

Crime & Courts
Oregon State Police K-9 Team Busts California Driver with Fentanyl Haul and Cash on Interstate 5
The Oregon State Police K-9 team seized 2.4 pounds of fentanyl powder, methamphetamine, and a large amount of cash U.S. dollars from a vehicle stopped for a traffic…

Environment
Increased Industrial Logging Ordered by Trump Administration Draws Ire of Oregon Conservationists
Oregonians are up in arms about President Donald Trump’s executive order to increase industrial logging, saying that old-growth forests are crucial for carbon storage…

Top Stories
Oregon Farmworkers See Smaller Paychecks as Overtime Law Prompts Farms to Cut Hours
The take-home pay packet of many Oregon farmworkers is less annually than before the agricultural overtime law was passed in 2022 because farms reduce working hours to…

Crime & Courts
Salem Man Spotted Near Kiddies Playground with a Gun Tucked into his Waistband is Arrested
A 20-year-old man reported to be carrying a gun was arrested near the Riverfront Park playground on Friday afternoon by Salem Police officers.

Politics & Government
Oregon Senator Says the Trump Administration Will Not Stop at Immigrants When Invading Private Information
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden says, if allowed, the Trump administration will not stop at immigrants when invading private taxpayer data.

News
Oregon AG Fights Trump Administration in Court to Unlock Frozen FEMA Funds for Wildfires and Floods
Although the Trump administration continues to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars to states from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Oregon Attorney…







