Lucille McNamara

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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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. Top Stories

    Oregon Has the Highest Number Per Capita of Unsheltered Homelessness in the Country

    Oregon is the top-ranked state in the U.S. per capita for unsheltered homelessness among families with children, with three in 10 people classified as ‘chronically…

  2. News

    Location of a New Multi-Million Dollar Jackson County Animal Shelter Not Finalized

    Jackson County Commissioners is collaborating with Friends of the Animals (FOTA) and other community organizations to build a new animal shelter.

  3. Crime & Courts

    Young Couple Admit to a String of Bank Robberies in Oregon and Washington

    The Clark County Sheriff’s office has released a photograph of a young couple robbing a bank in Umpqua, Salmon Creek, on November 6. Andrew Bekman (31) and his female…

  4. Environment

    Oregon Environmentalists Take Legal Action to Stop BLM Removing Timber from Forest Near Grants Pass

    A lawsuit to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from increasing fire hazards with the removal of timber from an old-growth forest north of Grants Pass was lodged…

  5. Crime & Courts

    U.S. District Judge Says Oregon State Hospital Must Remedy Violation of a Court Order

    U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson wants the Oregon State Hospital, in violation of a court order to admit jailed criminal defendants for mental health treatment within…

  6. News

    Post-Pandemic Revenues Fuel Highest-Ever Tax Kick Back for Oregonians

    A post-pandemic revenue windfall of $5.6 billion translates into the highest kickback in history of Oregon 2023 taxpayers.

  7. News

    The Alliance for a Safe Oregon Calls for Tighter Firearms Dealer Controls

    The Alliance for a Safe Oregon wants the state to tighten control of firearms dealers.

  8. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Drug Ring Cracked by Narcotics Investigators

    An extensive investigation by the Street Crimes Unit (SCU) of the Eugene Police Department (EPD), assisted by narcotics investigators, ended on Monday with multiple…