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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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Oregon Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports Starting Jan 1, Shielding Consumers From Lasting…

Lucille McNamara Jan 3, 2026

As of January 1, 2026, medical debt will no longer be reported to credit bureaus, providing Oregonians with a protective measure to shield them from the damaging repercussions of poor creditworthiness. Tidings Data Snapshot Oregon…

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Oregon Somali Leaders Push Back After Trump’s Remarks and Targeted Immigration Crackdown

Lucille McNamara Dec 23, 2025

Somali Oregonians are not defined by the insults of President Donald Trump, says former Somali refugee and Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama (D-E Portland, Boring & Damascus). He was responding to the Trump administration’s intensive…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Drug Dealer Features in Homeland Security’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ as ICE Highlights the Case

Lucille McNamara Dec 23, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security has released a photo Gallery of 15 illegal aliens who they describe as “the worst of the worst” criminals. One of the arrests was that of Isaias Alvarado-Arellano, a Mexican who was convicted of…

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Oregon Consumers Grow More Anxious About 2026 Economy as Costs Surge Across the State

Lucille McNamara Dec 22, 2025

All indications suggest that Oregon will not escape growing national consumer apathy about the economic outlook for 2026, despite the record-breaking ‘Super Saturday’ spend by Beaver state residents. Consumer sentiment has dropped 30%…

Crime & Courts

Two Men Arrested Near Portland ICE Facility as Police Say Their Job Is Public Safety Not Immigration…

Lucille McNamara Dec 21, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Following the arrest of two Portland residents on Friday night near the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland, the Police Bureau reminds the public that while it does not engage in…

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Oregon Loses Nearly 10,000 Manufacturing Jobs Despite Incentives as Tariffs Fuel a Growing Factory…

Lucille McNamara Dec 21, 2025

Despite huge state incentives to attract the manufacturing sector to Oregon, the state has shed nearly 10,000 factory jobs in the last 12 months. While the semiconductor industry may not be the largest in the number of people it employs,…

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Multnomah County Sees First Drop in Homeless Deaths in a Decade but Fentanyl Overdoses Still Surge

Lucille McNamara Dec 20, 2025

Of the 372 homeless people who died in Multnomah County last year, 183 overdosed from fentanyl, more than double the 91 deaths linked to the synthetic opioid in 2022. Tidings Data Snapshot Fentanyl linked deaths : people…

Crime & Courts

State Police Seek Suspect After $50,000 Burglary at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem

Lucille McNamara Dec 20, 2025

The Oregon State Police are appealing to the public to help them identify a suspect following a burglary at the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem. The incident occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning when a male suspect…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Sentenced for Arson After Burning Down Ex Boyfriend’s Home When He Refused to Meet

Lucille McNamara Dec 20, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene woman set her boyfriend’s house on fire when he refused to meet with her in person after their relationship ended. Forty-year-old Leticia Crystal Blue Ocean Datu-Strong, aka Rickie Potts, has been sentenced to 34…

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Oregon Cities From Portland to Salem Declare Immigration Emergencies Amid Reports of ‘Harmful’ ICE…

Lucille McNamara Dec 19, 2025

Responding to ‘harmful’ federal immigration enforcement activities, Multnomah County is part of a growing list of Oregon cities and counties declaring immigration emergencies and sanctuary measures. Although Oregon is a statewide…

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