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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."

Crime & Courts

Botched Investigation Made It Impossible to File Charges Against a Teenager for the Death of Oregon…

Lucille McNamara Jan 14, 2025

A botched investigation made it impossible for prosecutors to file charges against Ethan Asbach, who was 19 years old at the time of the death of a Portland hiker on the Walupt Lake Trail on August 20, 2022. A deputy from the Lewis…

News

Medford Casino: Coquille Tribe Emerges Triumphant

Lucille McNamara Jan 13, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Coquille Tribe has emerged triumphant after a decade-long struggle to gain permission to open a casino in Medford. The Casino Faced Strong Opposition They have been strongly opposed by three main rivals – the…

News

Providence Healthcare is Feeling the Pressure of Large-Scale Oregon Nursing Association Strike

Lucille McNamara Jan 13, 2025

The Providence group wants to return to the bargaining table because it is ‘feeling the pressure’ of the large-scale strike that began on Saturday, says spokesperson for the Oregon Nursing Association (ONA), Peter Starzynski. The…

Education

Klamath County School District Reveals Nationwide Data Breach of the PowerSchool Cloud-Based…

Lucille McNamara Jan 12, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A PowerSchool data breach affecting school districts nationwide has been announced by the Klamath County School District. PowerSchool contains information about parents and students and consists mainly of their…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Lawmakers Want to Protect Residents from Data Center Power Costs

Lucille McNamara Jan 12, 2025

Oregon lawmakers are creating legislation to protect residential consumers from the growing cost of supplying power-hungry high-tech data centers. Electricity Consumption Expected to Reach Unprecedented Levels Electricity…

News

Oregon Metro Government Slashes Homeless Services Budgets by $51 million

Lucille McNamara Jan 12, 2025

The Oregon Metro Government budget for homeless services in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties has been slashed by $51 million for the current fiscal year. The Supportive Housing Services (SHS) tax was introduced in 2020 to…

News

Medical License of a Physician Who Operated on an Oregon Man Whose Face Caught Alight Lapsed a Year…

Lucille McNamara Jan 11, 2025

The physician, who operated on John Michael Murdoch at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) whose face caught alight after alcohol swabbed on his face did not dry before surgery, had his medical license switched to ‘lapsed’…

Oregon Lawmakers Throw Their Weight Behind Massive Healthcare Workers Strike

Lucille McNamara Jan 11, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Senator Ron Wyden have thrown their weight behind the massive nurses' strike that began this morning after months of failed negotiations for better pay and working conditions at Providence…

Crime & Courts

Woman Who Smuggled Drugs in Her Bra into an Oregon Federal Prison Will Spend 30 Months Behind Bars

Lucille McNamara Jan 11, 2025

A woman who smuggled drugs into a Sheridan federal prison containing a substance 20 to 50 times more potent than morphine was sentenced yesterday to two-and-a-half years behind bars. Robynn Regina Cunningham (52) smuggled Suboxone,…

Business

Two Macy’s Stores and One Kohl’s Outlet Will Close in Oregon Within the Next Few Months

Lucille McNamara Jan 10, 2025

Oregon is losing two Macy’s stores and a branch of Kohl’s this year. Macy’s in Hillsboro and Salem Will Close The two Macy’s stores closing doors are The Streets of Tanasbourne at 2055 NE Allie Avenue in Hillsboro and the Salem…

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