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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 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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Portland Faces Trump’s Threat of National Guard Over Antifa and ICE Protests

Lucille McNamara Sep 20, 2025

The people of Portland are out of control and crazy, but federal authorities will be stopping that pretty soon, warns President Donald Trump. Commenting on his decision to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization, his remarks about…

Crime & Courts

Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting Outside Portland Bar in Montavilla

Lucille McNamara Sep 19, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police Bureau officers yesterday (Thursday) detained Brandon Lewis (37) following a fatal shooting at a bar in the 8200 block of Southeast Harrison Street in the Montavilla Neighborhood. Lewis has been charged…

Politics & Elections

Portland Council Pushes Back on ICE With Eviction Threat and New Restrictions

Lucille McNamara Sep 19, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland City Councilwoman plans to tighten the noose around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which faces possible eviction from its detention center facility for failing to comply with land use conditions.…

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Oregon Wholesale Trade Suffers Biggest Job Losses as Unemployment Ticks Up to 5%

Lucille McNamara Sep 18, 2025

The Oregon wholesale trade suffered the most job losses in August, shedding 1,100 positions. This was likely caused by factors such as softer consumer demand and increased cost pressures from tariffs. The Wholesale Sector Has…

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West Coast Alliance Issues Unified Vaccine Recommendations as Oregon Leaders Warn Politics Threatens…

Lucille McNamara Sep 18, 2025

The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) yesterday (Wednesday) issued unified, science-based vaccine recommendations ahead of the winter virus season. Trump Administration Politicized Science The four-state WCHA, incorporating…

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