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Lucille McNamara

With 27 years in journalism, Lucille reports on crime, police activities, court proceedings, and state-level politics across Oregon. Her in-depth coverage uncovers statewide stories with a commitment to factual, impactful narrative.
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Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Tracked Down His Ex-Girlfriend and Set Fire to the Home of her Boss

Lucille McNamara Nov 14, 2024

A 42-year-old man who tracked down his ex-girlfriend when she moved to Portland is facing multiple attempted murder charges after setting fire to her boss’s house. Eric Alexander (42) started sending threatening emails to his…

Crime & Courts

Parents of Oregon Security Guard Seek $35 Million Damages from Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital

Lucille McNamara Nov 14, 2024

The parents of an unarmed security guard shot dead by a gunman, with a history of arrests, at the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland in July 2023 are suing the medical facility for $35 million. Nothing Can Bring Him Back…

Crime & Courts

William Frombach of Medford Will Appear in Court on December 12 in Connection with last Friday’s…

Lucille McNamara Nov 13, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — William Carl Frombach Jr. of Medford is in custody without bail following the murder of Devery Allen Bynam and the attempted murder of Elizabeth Hadley last Friday. Frombach (45) appeared in the Jackson County Court…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Teenager, Marshall Hansen, Arrested for Three Gunpoint Robberies

Lucille McNamara Nov 13, 2024

Within 50 minutes, a teenager robbed three people at gunpoint in separate incidents in Portland during the early hours of Saturday morning. Nineteen-year-old Marshall J. Hansen was arrested by police after a chase through the streets of…

More Than 700 Homeless Veterans Sleep Outdoors in Oregon Every Night

Lucille McNamara Nov 13, 2024

More than 1,400 Oregon veterans are homeless, with at least 700 of these former servicemen and women sleeping outdoors, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Point-In-Time (PIT) database. Despite efforts by the…

Business

PacifiCorp Workers Must Return Full-Time to the Portland Headquarters

Lucille McNamara Nov 12, 2024

Employees of the electric utility, PacifiCorp, can no longer work from home. They have been instructed to work permanently from the company’s Northeast Portland headquarters from January 6. Many PacifiCorp workers opted to work…

Crime & Courts

Gregory Thurson, a 64-Year-Old Man, Arrested in Oregon for a Murder Committed 43 Years Ago

Lucille McNamara Nov 12, 2024

The arraignment of a 64-year-old Eugene resident in connection with a murder that took place in Indiana 43 years ago will likely be heard today. Gregory Thurson was extradited to the midwestern state after his arrest on October 29 in…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Measure 117 and How The Portland Experiment With Ranked-Choice Voting Backfired

Lucille McNamara Nov 12, 2024

As the first-ever U.S. city to introduce ranked-choice voting for its local elections at the polls last week, the Portland experiment backfired. The Experiment Went Pear-Shaped Portland’s ranked-choice voting for the selection…

News

The PACE Center in Grants Pass Will Close its Doors at the End of the Year

Lucille McNamara Nov 11, 2024

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The PACE Center in Grants Pass will close at the end of this year as it has become unsustainable because too few people use its full range of services. Primary Services Will be Provided by AllCare Medical…

Crime & Courts

Former Oregon Department of Corrections Prison Guard Alonzo Rowell Arrested

Lucille McNamara Nov 11, 2024

A prison guard with 24 years' service to the Oregon Department of Corrections was arrested on Saturday after a fatal shooting at 1400 Block of Southeast Monmouth Cutoff Road in Dallas, Polk County. He Was Arrested at Oregon State…

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