Lucille McNamara

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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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. Business & Economy

    Microchip Production Will Shift to Oregon and Colorado After Closing Arizona Plant

    Microchip Technology said on Monday that it will close its factory in Tempe, Arizona, next year. The microchips that were made in the Tempe facility will now be produced…

  2. Crime & Courts

    Dogs Believed to Belong to Murdered Oregon Woman, Susan Lane-Fournier Have Been Found Dead

    Two dead dogs found by deputies of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday are believed to have been owned by Susan Lane-Fournier (61), whose body was found…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Migrant Worker Sues Three Oregon Forestry Companies for More Than $42 Million

    Three Oregon forestry companies are facing lawsuits of more than $42 million lodged by a Mexican migrant logger whose eight seasonal postings in the U.S. ended when he…

  4. Politics & Government

    Governor Kotek’s Stability Budget Focuses on Housing, Homelessness, Education, and Drug-Related Challenges

    Solving the housing shortage and homelessness, improving academic levels of achievement, and addiction challenges are the pivotal issues addressed by Oregon Governor…

  5. Crime & Courts

    School District in Oregon Facing $677,000 Lawsuit by Former Employee

    A former Clatskanie School District employee who was sentenced to 18 months of probation, fined $2,000 in restitution, and had his hunting license suspended for three…

  6. Education

    The Future Ready Oregon Program Will Train Students to Earn Family-Supporting Wages

    Oregon students can earn family-supporting wages in a $200 million investment education and training program to increase diverse workforce opportunities.

  7. Crime & Courts

    Suspicion Surrounds the Death of an Oregon Man Found in Apartment Fire

    Salem police and the Fire Department are investigating the suspicious death of a 38-year-old man whose body was found in an apartment fire in the early hours of Saturday…

  8. Environment

    Oregon Stakeholders Are Pinning Hopes that the Biden Administration Will Save the Owyhee Canyonlands

    In the final weeks of the Biden Administration, speculation is rife that the outgoing U.S. President will enact a proclamation to safeguard the Owyhee Canyonlands in…