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.
Latest from Lucille McNamara

Crime & Courts
Chilean ATM Gang Disguised as Construction Workers Hit Oregon, Washington and California
The Oregon U.S. District Attorney’s Office assisted in an investigation into a string of ATM robberies in Oregon, California, and Washington by Chilean thieves disguised…

Politics & Government
Oregon Strengthens Water Safety With New Rules for Wells and Groundwater
The Oregon Environmental Council has praised lawmakers who passed legislation ensuring that residents have access to safe drinking water.

Crime & Courts
Eugene Lyft Driver Allegedly Took the Job to Sell Drugs to Passengers
A Lyft driver from Eugene, who allegedly told a passenger that he had taken the job to sell drugs to his customers, was arraigned yesterday, charged with delivery of…

Crime & Courts
Man Living Illegally in Oregon Caught with 43 Pounds of Fentanyl and Heroin
A Mexican national living illegally in Salem appeared in court this week, charged with trafficking more than 43 pounds of fentanyl and heroin in Oregon.

News
Grants Pass Poacher Wanted After Buck Shot and Abandoned Near NW Vine Street
Oregon State Police are searching for the person or persons who shot a buck deer and left it to die in Grants Pass on July 21.

News
OHSU Study Finds COVID Causes Metabolic and Cognitive Changes Long After Virus Clears
A COVID-19 study on rhesus monkeys conducted by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University has revealed that a seemingly short-term illness has a lasting impact on…

Crime & Courts
Honduran National Caught in Portland with Ten Pounds of Fentanyl and a Sweetener Used to Cut Drugs
An Illegal immigrant has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to possession and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Oregon.

Politics & Government
Oregon Governor Says Affordable Housing Shortage Is Driving the State’s Homelessness Crisis
Oregon’s shortage of affordable housing is the ‘stubborn engine of our homelessness crisis,’ Governor Tina Kotek said yesterday when she ceremoniously signed…







