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Lucille McNamara

Lucille worked for 27 years as a newspaper journalist for national, regional and local press. Lucille covers a wide range of topics - occupational health and safety, environment and local politics. Pen name "Edith M."

130,000 Residents Left Oregon Last Year to Settle in Other States

Lucille McNamara Nov 11, 2024

The number of people moving away from Oregon remains relatively small in terms of its population, underlying the fact that the state is home to the oldest population in the West. According to census data, about 130,000 Oregonians left…

News

Jackson County Residential Properties Have Increased in Value Compared to Last Year

Lucille McNamara Nov 10, 2024

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County residential property prices have held firm, while neighboring Josephine County has recorded decreasing values from August 1 to October 31. The average price of a residential home in Jackson County…

News

Two Men Killed After Crashing Under a Jack-Knifed Truck on Highway 97 in Klamath County

Lucille McNamara Nov 10, 2024

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Two men died when their car crashed into a jack-knifed semi-truck in icy conditions near milepost 228 on Highway 97 in Klamath County last Friday, November 1. The collision occurred when the white Cascadia…

Crime & Courts

9.2 Pounds of Suspected Fentanyl Powder Found During a Search at a Douglas County Traffic Stop

Lucille McNamara Nov 10, 2024

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — More than nine pounds of drugs, suspected to be fentanyl powder, was found by Oregon State Police (OSP) during a traffic stop in Douglas County on Wednesday. A state trooper arrested two people. A trooper…

News

Medford City Boosts Annual Income by $1.7 Million

Lucille McNamara Nov 9, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford City Council will increase several fees to boost its income by more than $1.7 million. The increased rates will become effective on January 1, 2025. The decision was approved at its monthly meeting on Thursday by…

News

Oregon Mother and Daughter Face Felony Charges for Falsifying a Will in a $2 Million Estate

Lucille McNamara Nov 9, 2024

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Klamath County prosecutors say felony charges have been brought against a mother and daughter who allegedly falsified a will to collect an estate worth $2 million. Daughter of the Deceased Woman Fights…

Crime & Courts

Prosecutor Pleads for Custody Order of a Chinese National Involved in Gold Bar Transactions with…

Lucille McNamara Nov 9, 2024

A public prosecutor this week urgently requested a federal judge to issue a custody order for Biao Lin who is a suspect in a case involving an unsuspecting elderly Portland couple in the exchange of gold bars worth more than $3 million.…

News

Oregon Wildland Urban Interface Property Owners Will Have 60 Days to Lodge Appeals

Lucille McNamara Nov 8, 2024

Oregonians who own property in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) zones will soon receive notifications about precautionary measures from the Department of Forestry (ODF). They will then be given 60 days to lodge appeals. The ODF began…

Tension Mounts as Oregon Waits for News of its Selection to House a Semiconductor Research Hub

Lucille McNamara Nov 8, 2024

If Oregon is not selected as the last of three semiconductor research hubs, the state will lose hundreds of millions of federal investment dollars and suffer a major setback as an anchor state of the high-tech industry. On October 31 and…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Who Tried to Smuggle Drugs into a Detention Center Jailed for 10 Years

Lucille McNamara Nov 7, 2024

A 30-year-old Portland man, Levi Denison, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on Tuesday on a string of charges including attempted drug smuggling into the Multnomah County Detention Center. Other charges against him included…

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