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
California Man Faces 20 Years for 14-Year Cyberstalking Campaign Posting Explicit Images of Oregon Ex-Girlfriend
A California man could spend 20 years in prison and be fined $250,000 for Cyberstalking his former girlfriend from Oregon by sharing sexually explicit photographs of her…

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New Oregon Senate Bill Ensures Medical Debt Won’t Show on Credit Reports
Oregonians will no longer have medical debt reflected on credit reports if Senate Bill 605 gets the nod from the House.

Crime & Courts
Former Portland Basketball Star Sentenced to 20 Years for Sex Crimes Against Four Women in Series of Attacks
A former star high school basketball player, 33-year-old Mitchell Beckwith of Portland, has been convicted of first-degree rape and other sex crimes involving four women…

Crime & Courts
Employee Allegedly Swindles Hundreds of Thousands from Contracting Company in Six-Year Embezzlement Scheme
Harvey and Price, a mechanical contracting company in Springfield, was allegedly embezzled of hundreds of thousands of dollars by ‘a trusted employee’ during her six…

News
Oregon Wood Treatment Facility and its President Fined $1.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations
A $1.5 million penalty has been imposed on two companies linked to the J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene, along with their president, for breaching the Clean…

News
18 Oregon Counties Will Benefit from a $27.7 Million Cash Injection to Expand American Timber Production
President Donald Trump’s vision of expanding American timber production is breathing renewed life into Oregon’s lagging industry with a cash injection of $27.7 million…

Crime & Courts
Portland Police Intercept Massive Fentanyl Haul from Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Traffickers
Drug raids organized by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in a multi-agency sting operation helped disrupt the flow of dangerous substances by Honduran drug trafficking…

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Oregon Bill Will Protect Residents From Subsidizing the Cost of Large-Scale Electricity Users Like Data Centers
While large data centers have been encouraged to operate in Oregon with attractive incentives like tax reductions, residents and small businesses have helped foot the…







