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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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Crime & Courts

Heidi Mansion Fire in Portland Ends in Nearly $13 Million Out-of-Court Settlements

Lucille McNamara Oct 24, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. — A fire at Heidi Manor apartments in Northeast Portland that claimed the lives of three young people and injured another has been settled out of court with payments of nearly $13 million to the families. The Fire…

Crime & Courts

Million Dollar Drug Trafficking Ring Operating in Oregon – Woman Imprisoned for Money Laundering

Lucille McNamara Oct 24, 2024

A 44-year-old Oregon woman who deposited millions of dollars into her Tualatin beauty salon and personal bank accounts for her drug trafficking boyfriend has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison, becoming the 10th person…

Crime & Courts

Former Jackson County Fire Chief Charles Hanley Threatens to Sue the Department

Lucille McNamara Oct 23, 2024

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Former Jackson County Fire Chief, Charles Hanley, who was fired in August amid allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct, has retaliated with a threat to sue the fire department. Five More Allegations…

Voter Backing for Oregon Measure 118 Is Losing Support

Lucille McNamara Oct 23, 2024

UPDATE: Fierce Opposition to Oregon Measure 118 at the Polls Defeats Attempts to Establish a Basic Income Program As the November 5 election date draws nearer, voter-backing is losing support for Measure 118 which proposes big…

Crime & Courts

Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Land Oregon Man in Jail for Six Months

Lucille McNamara Oct 22, 2024

The case of a Portland man sentenced to six months in prison last week for stealing unemployment benefits was one of only a handful of convictions since the Oregon Employment Department (OED) lost $100 million to fraudulent claims during…

Crime & Courts

High-Speed Car Chase in Oregon Ends in Dramatic Arrest

Lucille McNamara Oct 22, 2024

ROSEBURG, Ore — A suspected drug dealer with a history of violent crime was involved in a high-speed car chase with detectives from the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) that ended in a dramatic arrest in the streets of Roseburg.…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Felon Jailed for Calling a Circuit Court Judge ‘Dead Man Walking’ and Threatening to Kill Him

Lucille McNamara Oct 22, 2024

A Portland man who called an Oregon district court judge ‘dead man walking,’ sending him letters threatening to stalk, beat up, stab and kill him, and harm his family, has been sentenced to 13 months and one day in prison by an Arizona…

News

Financing a New Water Treatment Plant to Serve Ashland is Sparking Lively Public Debate on Social…

Lucille McNamara Oct 21, 2024

UPDATE: Jackson County Ballot Measure Results: Ashland to Issue Revenue Bonds to Finance The Construction of The Water Treatment Plant ASHLAND, Ore. — The cost of building a new multi-million-dollar water treatment plant in Ashland…

Crime & Courts

Spousal Identity Theft is Difficult to Prosecute: Oregonian Finds Herself in a Catch-22 Situation

Lucille McNamara Oct 21, 2024

Spousal identity theft is difficult to prosecute as married couples are considered a single economic unit – and that is the Catch-22 situation in which Danielle Del Prado finds herself. The Couple are in the Throes of Divorce…

Oregonians Must Decide Yes or No on Measure 118 That Will Redistribute Corporate Tax on Sales Above…

Lucille McNamara Oct 21, 2024

UPDATE: Fierce Opposition to Oregon Measure 118 at the Polls Defeats Attempts to Establish a Basic Income Program Oregonians must vote for Measure 118 on November 5 to increase the minimum corporate tax on sales exceeding $25 million…

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