Lucille McNamara

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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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. News

    Construction Starts Tomorrow to Restore Portland’s Riot-Damaged Elk Sculpture and Historic Fountain

    Crews begin work tomorrow (Monday) on reinstating Portland’s iconic elk, badly damaged during the 2020 riots, to its platform in downtown’s Southwest Main Street.

  2. News

    Oregon Judge Dismisses Privacy Lawsuit Over Student Tracking in Beaverton Schools

    The father of a 13-year-old student at Mountain View Middle School in Beaverton failed to obtain a temporary restraining order to halt the school's use of digital hall…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Medford Park Shooting Leaves Suspect Hospitalized as Sheriff’s Office Takes Over Case

    The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has taken over the investigation of an officer-involved shooting at Hawthorne Park in Medford on Friday.

  4. Top Stories

    Oregon Named One of the Riskiest States in America for Financial Cybercrime

    Oregon is one of five states ranked as the riskiest for financial cybercrime, according to Cloudwards, an online platform that provides information, reviews, and…

  5. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Foster Home Operator Admits Stealing Medicaid Funds While Neglecting Disabled Residents

    Brian Woodring, the former operator of an adult foster home for individuals with developmental disabilities, has admitted guilt in Marion County Circuit Court to several…

  6. News

    Audit Finds Oregon’s DMV Voter Errors Too Small to Sway Elections but Points to System Flaws

    An independent audit into Oregon’s DMV program which automatically registers motor vehicle owners as voters has found that the number of potentially ineligible…

  7. News

    Federal Judge Orders Release of Mexican Asylum Seeker Unlawfully Detained by ICE in Portland

    The immediate release of a 24-year-old Mexican, arrested by masked ICE agents outside a Portland courtroom and placed in a detention center, has been ordered by a…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Honduran National in Portland Faces Federal Trial Over Fatal Fentanyl Sale

    A Honduran national living illegally in Portland appeared in federal court yesterday charged with distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death by overdose of an…