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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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Crime & Courts

Coos County Woman Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Her Boyfriend

Lucille McNamara Mar 12, 2025

A 45-year-old Coos County woman is in jail for allegedly trying to strangle her boyfriend during a domestic altercation on Monday night. A Coos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputy responded to a call at 8.30 p.m. on Monday. A man told…

News

More than 150,000 Oregonians Have Shared $1 Billion in Paid Leave Benefits Over the Last Two Years

Lucille McNamara Mar 12, 2025

Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) has helped employers retain their workforce with payouts totaling $1 billion, providing financial security during times of need. PLO Strengthens the Economy and Stabilizes Communities The $1 billion…

Crime & Courts

City of Salem Agrees to Pay $850K to Family of Man Shot Dead by Police Officer

Lucille McNamara Mar 11, 2025

SALEM, Ore. — The City of Salem has agreed to pay $850,000 to the family of a young man shot and killed by a police officer in 2021, in an out-of-court settlement. The agreement was reached as the family of Arcadio Castillo III was about…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Caught Selling Drugs from Hotel Near Klamath Union High School

Lucille McNamara Mar 11, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A 58-year-old man selling fentanyl and methamphetamine from a hotel room near a school was arrested last Wednesday and is in the Klamath Falls Jail while investigations continue. Members of the Basin Inter-Agency…

Oregon’s Manufacturing Slump Hits Timber and Tech Jobs Hard as Unemployment Ticks Up

Lucille McNamara Mar 11, 2025

Jobs in the Oregon manufacturing industry including the computer and electronic sectors have been declining steadily for the last two years in a pattern that shows no signs of abating anytime soon. The industry cut 6,900 jobs, or –3.7% in…

News

Oregon’s Single Parents Battle Financial Strain as State Sees Subtle Family Structure Changes

Lucille McNamara Mar 10, 2025

The number of single-parent households in Oregon has dropped by 1% over the last four years, in line with the rest of the U.S. with decreases of 1% to 2%. Single Parents are in a Continuous Cycle of Struggle The survey,…

News

Glendale Pedestrian Killed on Highway 140 in Jackson County

Lucille McNamara Mar 10, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 39-year-old pedestrian from Glendale, Naomi Hope Gomez, was struck and killed on Highway 140 near Blackwell Road in Jackson County early last Friday morning. The accident scene was attended by the Oregon State…

Business

U.S.-Canadian Tariff War Will Cripple the Oregon Wine Industry

Lucille McNamara Mar 10, 2025

The retaliatory 25% Canadian tariff on billions of dollars of American goods is a crippling blow to the Oregon wine industry. Howard Rossbach, owner of three Oregon wine brands with Canada as his biggest market, says the tariff war…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Republicans Demand Trump Mandate Voter ID After 2024 DMV Registration Fiasco

Lucille McNamara Mar 9, 2025

Voter ID and verification of citizenship must be mandated nationwide for voter registration, say seven Oregon House Republicans. They have written a letter, calling on President Donald Trump to issue an executive order to that effect…

News

Oregon’s Remote Workers Adjust as Trump Axes the Four-Day Work Week Trend

Lucille McNamara Mar 9, 2025

President Donald Trump’s executive order ending federal employees working remotely will stop the unofficial four-day-week many are enjoying. According to a survey by Bisnar Choice law firm, one in four of the 3,010 remote workers…

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