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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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Crime & Courts

Loud Music Complaint in Eugene Ends With Explosive Devices Found in Car, Man Arrested

Lucille McNamara Apr 9, 2026

EUGENE, Ore. — Twenty-six-year-old Skylor J Koelzer, of Eugene, is lodged in the Lane County Jail after police discovered improvised explosive devices in a vehicle in which he was the passenger. At 6:43 a.m. on Tuesday, a Eugene police…

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Man Extradited From Canada Admits Role in 2019 Drug Kidnapping and Body Dump in Oregon

Lucille McNamara Apr 8, 2026

A Mexican national, who was extradited from Canada and who admitted his involvement in a drug-related kidnapping, pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of narcotics in Portland and surrounding…

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Two Bodies Recovered After High Speed Crash Sends Car Into Willamette River in Downtown Portland

Lucille McNamara Apr 7, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two bodies were recovered by the Dive Team from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office after a vehicle, traveling at high speed, crashed into the Willamette River during the early hours of Easter Monday. One…

Crime & Courts

Armed Smash and Grab at Tigard Jewelry Store Sparks Multi Agency Chase, Suspects Still at Large

Lucille McNamara Apr 7, 2026

TIGARD, Ore. — The police are still hunting for two suspects in a Tigard jewelry shop smash-and-grab armed robbery on Saturday evening. No shots were fired, and neither the customers nor staff were injured in the incident. The robbery…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Jailed After Allegedly Submitting Fake Receipts in $28,000 Company Fraud Case

Lucille McNamara Apr 7, 2026

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A former Weekly Bros. employee has been lodged in the Douglas County Jail for the fraudulent use of a company credit card exceeding $28,000. Travis Wayne Goza (41) of Roseburg admitted to making some of the purchases…

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More Oregonians Are Choosing to End Their Lives Under the Death With Dignity Act

Lucille McNamara Apr 5, 2026

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reports a steady overall increase in prescriptions and deaths among Death With Dignity Act (DWDA) participants. Diagnosis of a terminal illness that will result in death within six months is one of the…

Oregon’s Richest County Revealed as Rural Regions Fall Further Behind

Lucille McNamara Apr 5, 2026

Deschutes County, the center of Oregon’s tourism and outdoor recreation industry, and an established manufacturing and aviation hub, has the highest personal incomes in the Beaver State. Annual Incomes in Deschutes County are…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Accused of Firing Arrow at Deputies During Eviction Standoff

Lucille McNamara Apr 4, 2026

Bows and arrows, bean bag shotguns, chemical munitions, and a police chase painted the scene that unfolded in North Bend when law enforcement officers tried to process an eviction order. Two Coos County Sheriff’s Office deputies narrowly…

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Oregon Officials Sue After Trump Order Seeks to Limit Mail Ballot Delivery

Lucille McNamara Apr 4, 2026

Oregon Secretary of State (SoS) Tobias Read has aligned himself with the state’s Attorney General, Dan Rayfield, in opposing a Trump administration executive order that mandates the U.S. Postal Service to deliver ballots only to voters…

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Fewer Than 20 People Show Up as Portland Weighs New Monthly Fees to Fund Road Repairs

Lucille McNamara Apr 3, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fewer than 20 people attended a council committee meeting yesterday to discuss the implications of the City of Portland’s proposal introduction of new fees to help fund critical road maintenance projects. …

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