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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 Governor Signs Executive Order to Handle ‘Abusive’ Federal Immigration Enforcement Tactics

Lucille McNamara Jan 31, 2026

Governor Tina Kotek signed Executive Order 26-04 yesterday in response to what she described as increasingly aggressive federal immigration enforcement, which is unsettling communities across Oregon. New Inter-Agency Council Goes…

Fewer Oregonians Are Seeking Health Coverage as Rising Premiums Push Many to Delay or Skip…

Lucille McNamara Jan 30, 2026

There have been 21,316 fewer applications for medical coverage through the *Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace (OHIM) this year, a decline that comes as health care costs continue to outpace modest cost-of-living gains. Tidings Data…

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Oregon Records Fourth Measles Case This Month as Exposure at Clackamas County Hospital Triggers New…

Lucille McNamara Jan 29, 2026

A measles outbreak in Oregon poses a real threat as health officials record the fourth case in the state this month. The latest outbreak in Clackamas County may affect individuals who visited Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center on…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Thief Obsessed With Trailers Kept Stealing Despite Wearing an Ankle Monitor Tracking His…

Lucille McNamara Jan 29, 2026

Undeterred by a GPS ankle monitor, a Gresham man continued his spree of allegedly stealing trailers valued at more than $200,00. Described as a determined trailer thief, Nickolas Alexander Edwards (34) faces charges of trailer theft in…

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Southern Oregon Residents Targeted by Scam Callers Claiming to Be Sheriff’s Deputies and Demanding…

Lucille McNamara Jan 28, 2026

Klamath and Jackson County Sheriffs’ Offices are warning residents to remain alert for scam calls after receiving multiple complaints this week. Klamath County reports that scammers are contacting residents claiming to be members of the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Accused of Hiding Mother’s Body in Freezer to Keep Collecting Her Social Security Checks

Lucille McNamara Jan 28, 2026

A 68-year-old Portland man, who was frightened that he would become homeless, hid his mother’s body in the kitchen freezer so that he could keep collecting her Social Security checks. Portland police found the body of the 104-year-old…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Mother and Daughter Accused of Forcing Haitian Workers Into Labor and Defrauding Medicaid…

Lucille McNamara Jan 27, 2026

A mother and daughter from Tigard are facing 12 counts of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after a grand jury returned a *superseding indictment last Wednesday. Tidings Context A superseding indictment replaces an earlier…

Crime & Courts

Portland Man Accused of Shooting Two Officers Arrested After Citywide Search

Lucille McNamara Jan 27, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — Forty-one-year-old Eric F. Oelkers of Portland has been identified and arrested as the shooter of two local police officers on January 19. Oelkers is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts…

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Oregon Nurses at Legacy Emanuel Instructed to Stop Complaining About ICE Agents Inside the Facility

Lucille McNamara Jan 26, 2026

Despite instructing its nursing staff to “cease and desist” from complaining that ICE agents are “roaming” the corridors of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, the hospital claims in a statement that the health and safety of its…

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Oregon Senator Pushes New AI Safety Bill as Fears Grow Over Chatbots Harming Teen Mental Health

Lucille McNamara Jan 25, 2026

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the social interaction behavior of billions of people globally, and now the advent of artificial intelligence chatbots could be threatening the mental health of children, making them increasingly…

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