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
Coos County Deputies Arrest Two Suspects in Brutal Johnson Mill Pond Murder Case
Two people have been arrested and charged with murder by Coos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies following the discovery of the body of Larry Burkhow at Johnson…

News
Squatters Can be Evicted Within 24 Hours by Oregon Property Owners if House Bill is Passed
A bill legislating that squatters do not have tenant rights while illegally occupying privately owned premises will entitle Oregon property owners to evict them after…

Crime & Courts
Shoplifter Stabs Oregon Dollar Store Worker, Gets Bumped Off Bike and Tasered in Wild Police Chase
An alleged shoplifter who stabbed an employee of the Dollar General Store in Winston on Friday afternoon was ‘bumped’ off his bicycle by a police vehicle and then…

Crime & Courts
Starved for Years, Boy’s Shocking Rescue from Caregiver’s Abuse Unfolds in Oregon Courtroom
A 40-year-old woman from The Dalles was found guilty on two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment after a boy under her care was found to have been starved for…

Education
Oregon School Districts Will Need Significantly More Money to Achieve Growth Targets
Before the governor can expect Oregon school districts to improve academic achievements, significantly more money is needed to attain ambitious growth targets, says…

Politics & Government
Oregon Senator Demands Investigative Hearing as Musk’s DOGE Threatens Social Security Payments for 73 Million Americans
The disregard with which Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) treats the Social Security Administration (SSA) threatens to disrupt and delay payments…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Convicted of Stabbing Victim 55 Times and Burning Body in Car Trunk Faces Life Sentence
Seven years after Andrew Hathaway of Portland was found dead with 55 stab wounds in the trunk of a burning car, a 44-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of the…

News
Portland Has the Dubious Honor of Hosting Three of the Worst Highways for Traffic Snarl-Ups in Oregon
Portland comes out tops for the worst traffic snarl-ups in Oregon, with drivers entering a mental state of a third dimension while sitting for what seems a lifetime in…







