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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 Lawmakers Push Bill to Boost Rideshare Driver Pay and Protections Despite Uber Backlash

Lucille McNamara May 29, 2025

Oregon lawmakers are on the brink of introducing legislation that will increase earnings and improve the working conditions of rideshare drivers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft. Senate Bill 1166 requires transportation network…

Crime & Courts

Jealous Man Attacks Couple With Hammer for Talking to His Girlfriend Outside Roseburg Motel

Lucille McNamara May 29, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Herculano Gonzales-Lopez of Winchester is facing multiple charges following an attack with a hammer on guests at a motel in Roseburg late at night on 23 May. According to the Roseburg Police Department, Gonzales-Lopez…

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Lawsuit Led by Oregon Halts Trump’s Tariff Hike on Chinese and EU Imports

Lucille McNamara May 29, 2025

A lawsuit led by the Oregon Attorney General has upended President Donald Trump’s tariff increases, including the 145% imposed on Chinese imports and the 50% on imports from the European Union. U.S. Court of International Trade…

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Trump-Era HUD Cuts Force Fair Housing Council to Abandon Vulnerable Tenants in Eleven Oregon…

Lucille McNamara May 28, 2025

The Fair Housing Council nonprofit that protects vulnerable tenants from discrimination by landlords will be withdrawing from nine Oregon cities and two counties following the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding of nearly $1…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Prison Guard Sentenced for Sexual Misconduct with Inmate with Psychiatric Disability

Lucille McNamara May 28, 2025

A former correctional officer at the Coffee Creek Women’s Prison in Wilsonville, Oregon, Levi David Gray, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on two counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct involving a female inmate. Gray…

Crime & Courts

Million-Dollar Drug Bust at Oregon Wildlife Park Uncovers Guns, Meth, and a Machine Gun

Lucille McNamara May 28, 2025

A joint law enforcement operation involving several search warrants at the West Coast Game Park resulted in officers seizing $1.6 million in cash, firearms including a machine gun, drugs, and cashier’s bonds, checks, and certificates.…

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Oregon’s Senate Bill Shields School Library Books on Gender, LGBTQ+ Issues, and Race from…

Lucille McNamara May 26, 2025

A Senate bill that will make it illegal to remove or to refuse to carry books in school libraries based on subjects protected from discrimination has one more hurdle to negotiate before becoming an effective Oregon law. Although Senate…

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Oregon’s House Bill Cracks Down on Deceptive Ticket Sales with Transparent Pricing and Hefty…

Lucille McNamara May 26, 2025

Gone could be the days when eager Oregon concert and theater-goers were hoodwinked into paying exorbitant prices for tickets, thanks to House Bill 3167 which is moving steadily forward to protect vulnerable consumers. Hidden Fees…

Education

Oregon Teenagers Attempt to Spur Lawmakers into Allowing Them to Vote in School Board Elections

Lucille McNamara May 25, 2025

To spur legislators into action, a group of teenagers met outside the Oregon Capitol earlier in the week to encourage lawmakers to introduce House Bill 3012, allowing 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections. …

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The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act Spells Less to Eat for Hundreds of Thousands of Oregonians

Lucille McNamara May 25, 2025

The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act that will cut funding of food benefits to more than 750,000 Oregonians was narrowly adopted by one vote in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week. The Bill Cuts Benefits to Low-Income…

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