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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’s Booming Export Market Braces for a Grim Future Under Trump’s Tariff Overhaul

Lucille McNamara Apr 30, 2025

Oregon is among only 11 states nationwide that operate with a trade surplus. However, the Trump administration’s introduction of radical tariff hikes, followed by shifts in trade policy, is creating rising uncertainties. Oregon’s…

News

Portland Homicide Detectives Investigate Fatal Late-Night Shooting Near South Harrison Street

Lucille McNamara Apr 29, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Unit announced yesterday that its detectives were now investigating the shooting at 10.20 p.m. near the intersection of South Harrison Street and South Harbor Drive. When Central…

Environment

1950s Billboards Will Feature in This Year’s Keep Oregon Green Campaign

Lucille McNamara Apr 29, 2025

Organizers of the Keep Oregon Green campaign have decided to use billboards featured in the 1950s to make the public aware of fire safety regulations. Together with federal, state, tribal, and local fire and emergency services, they will…

News

Oregon Senator Pledges to Fight for Wildfire Prevention Funding and Better Pay for Firefighters

Lucille McNamara Apr 28, 2025

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has red-flagged wildfire prevention as a top priority for the upcoming federal budget, pledging to fight for the funding needed to reduce risk factors. Forest Thinning and Controlled Burns are Essential…

News

Oregon’s Gun Control Measure 114 Battle Intensifies as New Bills Tighten Restrictions Amid…

Lucille McNamara Apr 28, 2025

Oregon’s contentious gun control Measure 114 continues to be hotly debated by pro-and-antagonists as legal challenges reduce its progress through legislative committees to a snail’s pace. Now, further restrictions on gun purchases are…

News

Portland Secures Victory as California Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts to Sanctuary…

Lucille McNamara Apr 27, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, a sanctuary city since 2017 that limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, especially those aimed at deporting immigrants, has won a reprieve from the Trump administration’s executive…

News

Oregon Bill Aims to Hide Lottery Winners’ Identities While Cracking Down on Discount Ticket…

Lucille McNamara Apr 27, 2025

The names of people winning Oregon lotto games will be kept anonymous if a State Senate Bill is passed. Oregon, like 23 other states, allows public disclosure of lottery winners. The ruling was regarded as integral to transparency and…

Education

University of Oregon Faculty Union Establishes Legal Defense Fund to to Protect Members Targeted by…

Lucille McNamara Apr 26, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — A fund has been created to protect Oregon University faculty members targeted for unlawful conduct by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The United Academics of the University of Oregon passed a union policy…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Was a Haven for Illegal Aliens Brought into the United States by Guatemalan Smugglers

Lucille McNamara Apr 26, 2025

Oregon is among 26 states in America to which illegal aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, other Central American countries, and Asia were smuggled over the past four years. Eight Guatemalans Indicted Eight nationals from Guatemala…

News

FEMA Pulls the Plug on More than $230 Million of Funding to Safeguard Oregonians Against Natural…

Lucille McNamara Apr 25, 2025

No applications to safeguard Oregon communities against natural disasters will be reviewed and no funds will be awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), impacting state projects valued at $230 million. In a news…

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