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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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News

Striking Medford Nurses Told to Return or Forfeit Healthcare Benefits

Lucille McNamara Feb 14, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Providence Hospital group yesterday told striking Medford nurses that they have until the end of this month to return to work, or they will lose their healthcare benefits. ONA Says Providence Should Focus on…

Crime & Courts

Botched Prison Surgery Costs Oregon $1M in Settlement After Inmate Loses Sight in One Eye

Lucille McNamara Feb 14, 2025

The State of Oregon has agreed to pay $1 million for medical negligence to prisoner Jabbar Al-Khafagi who went blind in one eye after a ‘botched’ surgery, and a further $200,060 to the law firm that represented him. Al-Khafagi is 70…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Tries to Break into Ex-Girlfriend’s Home with Power Tool Despite Restraining Order

Lucille McNamara Feb 13, 2025

A Sutherlin man, who has an active restraining order against him, nevertheless tried to break into his former girlfriend’s home using a power tool he had stolen from someone’s home. Former Girlfriend Locked Herself in the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Family Sues DEA for $2.5M After Agent Was Granted Immunity in Fatal Crash

Lucille McNamara Feb 13, 2025

The family of a longtime employee at the Oregon Departments of Forestry and Agriculture is seeking $2.5 million in damages after a federal agent was granted immunity after knocking down Marganne M. Allen (53) in Salem while she was cycling…

Environment

Two Oregon Businesses Guilty of Negligent Endangerment for Discharging Asbestos into the Environment

Lucille McNamara Feb 13, 2025

An Oregon construction company and a property management company face hefty fines and possible imprisonment for discharging asbestos into the environment, violating the Clean Air Act. On Friday, the companies and their owners pleaded…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Arrested for Threatening a Hispanic Family with a Shotgun and Using Racially Charged…

Lucille McNamara Feb 12, 2025

Salem Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Sunday late afternoon who threatened a Hispanic family with a firearm while shouting racially charged remarks. He will appear in the Marion County Circuit Court this afternoon (Tuesday). …

Politics & Elections

Governor Kotek’s Proposal to Shift Opioid Funds to ‘Save Lives Oregon’ Denied by…

Lucille McNamara Feb 11, 2025

A state board has scotched an appeal by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek for the entire national opioid settlement funding over the next two years to go to Save Lives Oregon. The state has already received $90 million from opioid settlements,…

Education

Oregon’s Business Degrees Among Nation’s Priciest, Graduates Paying Over Half Their Income to…

Lucille McNamara Feb 10, 2025

Business graduates at the University of Portland spend more than 50% of their income to repay student loans. Portland Ranks Seventh in the Highest Debt Position Nationwide This has been established in a study conducted by…

News

Underage Vaping Pandemic Sweeps Oregon Amid Regulatory Loopholes

Lucille McNamara Feb 10, 2025

Oregon teenagers who smoke e-cigarettes hold the dubious #10 crown in what has been called an underage vaping pandemic. 21.4% of the Population Vape Data on smoking among the youth collected by the American Lung Association…

News

Josephine County Sheriff Walks Tightrope on Immigration: Between Federal Law and State Sanctuary

Lucille McNamara Feb 9, 2025

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel has made it clear that he will not tolerate anyone who enters the United States illegally. He Will Not Stand in the Way of Federal Immigration Practices In a press…

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