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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 Senator Pushes Bill Demanding Treasury Hand Over Epstein Financial Records

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to force the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, to turn over the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wyden introduced the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act on September 10,…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Repeat Offender Busted on I-84 With Prepackaged Meth Shipment

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

Theodore Ernest Jokinen (48), who earlier this month was detained by The Dalles Police officers who found 10 pounds of prepackaged suspected methamphetamine in his vehicle, appeared in federal court yesterday, charged with possession with…

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Springfield Detective Cleared in Fatal Shooting After Suspect Stabs Two Officers

Lucille McNamara Sep 25, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield detective who shot twice at a fleeing suspect was justified in using deadly force, according to the Lane County District Attorney's Office. DA Finds That the Failure of the System To Treat Mental Illness…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty After Spending $200,000 of COVID Loan on Parents’ Home

Lucille McNamara Sep 25, 2025

A Tigard businessman who spent the bulk of a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan on his parents, and who has subsequently repaid the loan in full, faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. According to the Oregon District U.S.…

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Oregon Family Demands $18 Million in Damages After Flight School Plane Slammed Into Their Home

Lucille McNamara Sep 23, 2025

The Ferris family of Newberg, Oregon, is seeking $18 million in damages following a plane that crashed into the home in October 2023. Flight instructor Michele Cavallotti (22) and his student Barrett Bevacqua (20) were both killed in the…

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Oregon Investigators Dig Into a 1946 Murder Using New Science to Solve One of the State’s Oldest…

Lucille McNamara Sep 23, 2025

Although the recovered remains exhumed yesterday from the Mountain View Cemetery are degraded, Clackamas County investigators are optimistic that modern science will identify the bones as those of a woman known only as “Oak Grove Jane Doe.”…

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Oregon Ranks Among America’s Most Expensive States for Homebuyers With Prices Topping $300 a Square…

Lucille McNamara Sep 22, 2025

Ranked as the 10th most expensive state in the U.S. for buying a home, Oregon continues to attract property owners. Attributes such as lifestyle and a booming tech industry add impetus to property sales. To own a home in Oregon, buyers…

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Manufacturing and Tech Layoffs Push Oregon Jobless Rate to Highest Jump in the U.S.

Lucille McNamara Sep 22, 2025

Oregon businesses have shed 24,600 jobs since the beginning of August 2024, with the manufacturing sector hardest hit, losing 9,400 workers. This grim reality is underscored by the state’s Employment Department, which recently revealed…

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Fast Food Costs Bite Harder in Oregon as State Ranks 10th Most Expensive Nationwide

Lucille McNamara Sep 21, 2025

Oregon is the 10th most expensive state in the U.S. for fast food, with affordability rankings generally aligning with the overall cost of living in the state, according to researchers. The result was based on a study analyzing menu…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Braces for $15 Billion Loss as Federal Tax Bill Slashes Health Care and Food Assistance

Lucille McNamara Sep 20, 2025

The implementation of the H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act – this week prompted Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to issue an urgent appeal to heads of departments to immediately introduce cost-saving strategies. The Bill Will Have a…

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