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
Coos County Man Jailed After Allegedly Shooting at a Neighbor’s House
After allegedly shooting a neighbor’s window and entering the property without permission during the early hours of Saturday morning, Paul McKiddy (42) was taken into…

Crime & Courts
Eugene Police Search for Suspect After a Young Female Tabby Cat Was Shot While Trapped Inside a Carrier
Eugene Police want information on a man who shot a female cat trapped inside a carrier, abandoned her on a hilly outcrop, and then fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan.

News
Oregon Lawmakers Want Painful Laboratory Experiments on Cats and Dogs to Stop
Banning any laboratory experiment that is painful to cats and dogs and funded by public money won the hearts of a 24-3 majority of Oregon lawmakers who passed Senate…

Education
Oregon Graduate Students Win Visa Reinstatement Battle Against Trump Administration’s Deportation Push
Two graduate students attending Oregon universities have won an appeal against the Trump administration calling for the reinstatement of their visas. They have avoided…

News
Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing Explicit AI-Generated Deepfakes Targeting Women and Children
Criminalizing pornographic, sexually explicit AI-generated images, mostly involving women and children, has been unanimously approved by the Oregon House in a bipartisan…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Dies Trying to Stop Thieves from Stealing His Bicycle
Thirty-eight-year-old Stephen Hayes of Hood River died while trying to stop thieves from stealing his bicycle. Three people now face murder charges for the incident that…

News
Providence Hospital Group, Employer of 25,000 Oregonians, Faces a Dire Financial Crisis
One of Oregon’s biggest employers – Providence Health and Services – is facing a bleak future as the Trump administration imposes federal budget cuts and tariff hikes…

Crime & Courts
Honduran Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Massive Fentanyl Stash in Portland
A Honduran national living in Portland has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release after he was found in possession of nearly…







