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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

Portland Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested in Mafia-Linked Illegal Gambling Ring

Lucille McNamara Oct 24, 2025

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers has been arrested in connection with an illegal gambling operation, said to involve members of at least three New York-based mafia families. Chauncey Billups was Allegedly Involved in…

Environment

Kotek Launches Major Plan to Make Oregon’s Forests, Rivers, and Communities Climate-Resilient

Lucille McNamara Oct 24, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed an executive order to accelerate and broaden the adoption of climate-resilient strategies. Order 25-26 will be incorporated into existing state programs for the benefit of ecosystems and Oregon…

News

Oregon Is Sitting on $100 Million in Unclaimed Tax Credits and Needs Volunteers to Help Unlock It

Lucille McNamara Oct 24, 2025

The Oregon Department of Revenue is seeking volunteers to assist in preparing taxes for elderly individuals and low- to moderate-income families. Oregon needs more volunteers to help these residents gain access to unclaimed tax credits…

Crime & Courts

Police Arrest Portland Man in Cold Case Shooting That Killed Mohamed Shaani Three Years Ago

Lucille McNamara Oct 23, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Justin Ortega-Mejia (28), of Portland, has been arrested by East Precinct officers in connection with the death in 2022 of Mohamed Shaani. Shaani Died of a Gunshot Wound Shaani was 39 when he died of a gunshot…

Crime & Courts

ICE Agents Arrest Two Suspects in Eugene Burglary Ring as They’re Leaving The Lane County Jail

Lucille McNamara Oct 23, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — Two plain-clothes ICE agents detained two suspects as they were released from the Lane County Jail last week. The incident, involving two men suspected of involvement in a burglary ring targeting Asian-American families in…

News

Survey Shows Oregon Middle and High School Students Are Not Getting the Health Care They Need

Lucille McNamara Oct 22, 2025

Three key themes emerged from a new state Student Health Survey (SHS) in which more than one in five Oregon eighth and 11th-graders experienced unmet mental and physical health care needs – they felt emotionally isolated, experienced…

Crime & Courts

Out-of-State Tip Helps Oregon Deputies Bust 7-Man Crew Behind $200K Burglary in Welches

Lucille McNamara Oct 22, 2025

A tip-off from an out-of-state law enforcement agency led deputies from the Clackamas Sheriff’s Office to the arrest of seven men in a holiday home in Welches, and the recovery of items stolen valued at more than $200,000 in a residential…

News

Oregon Governor Condemns Trump Over SNAP Halt: ‘Focus on Feeding Families, Not Deploying…

Lucille McNamara Oct 21, 2025

Going hungry next month will be 757,000 Oregonians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to bolster their low incomes, and Governor Tina Kotek is unhappy about the situation. The President Should Focus…

Crime & Courts

Wrongly Imprisoned Oregon Man Discovers His ‘Victim’ Was Alive, Now the City of Portland Owes Him…

Lucille McNamara Oct 21, 2025

Newly-enrolled law student, Adam Gregg (39), will be paid $300,000 by the City of Portland after serving more than five years in a federal prison for the death of a man to whom he sold heroin, only to find out on his release from prison…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Elementary School Psychologist Arrested in Online Drug Ring Selling LSD and Meth

Lucille McNamara Oct 21, 2025

A Eugene school district employee is one of three women arrested for operating an online drug outlet, selling opioids in exchange for cryptocurrency. Jennifer Blake, who worked as a psychologist at the Chavez Elementary in the 4J school…

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