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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

Intruder Dies After Confrontation With Oregon Homeowner During Attempted Break-In

Lucille McNamara Mar 16, 2026

Bend Police detectives are investigating the death of an intruder following a confrontation with the resident during an attempted break-in at a property on NW Braid Drive. Tidings Insight Oregon law allows deadly physical force only in…

News

Douglas County Manhunt Ends After Handcuffed Suspect Escapes and Hides in Woods

Lucille McNamara Mar 15, 2026

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A transient, who had established a camp in the woods at Long’s Ranch near Melqua Road, has been arrested on an active warrant for third-degree sex abuse by deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. …

Oregonians Worked Fewer Than 33 Hours a Week in December as Unemployment Hits Third-Highest in U.S.

Lucille McNamara Mar 15, 2026

Indicators of a continuously declining labor market in Oregon are reinforced by federal data, which indicate that, on average, Oregonians worked less than 33 hours a week in December. Tidings Data Snapshot Oregon Labor Warning Signs…

Crime & Courts

19-Year-Old at Time of Crime Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Wife in Beaverton

Lucille McNamara Mar 14, 2026

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Talon Gabriel Mitchell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing his wife. The Beaverton man was 19 years old at the time of the incident. The murder took place on February 23, 2023, when police officers…

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Oregon Leaders Push Back as Trump Demands Citizenship Proof and Limits on Mail Voting

Lucille McNamara Mar 14, 2026

Oregon has stepped into the fray since President Donald Trump announced that he will no longer sign bills into law until the Senate passes his SAVE America Act, which would end mail-in voting and require voters to prove their U.S.…

Crime & Courts

Bandon Man Points a 12-Gauge Shotgun at Coos County Deputies

Lucille McNamara Mar 13, 2026

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 34-year-old man has been arrested following a report of a woman being held against her will in Bandon on Wednesday night. Tidings Insight In Oregon, protective orders tell someone to stay away and stop contacting…

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Oregon Launches Five-Year Health Plan as State Struggles With High Mental Illness and Substance Use…

Lucille McNamara Mar 13, 2026

A new five-year State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) was launched yesterday, providing a road map for improving the health of all people, regardless of age, according to Naomi Adeline-Biggs, Director of the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA)…

News

Two Hikers Lost in the Columbia River Gorge are Rescued in a Nine-Hour Operation in High Winds and…

Lucille McNamara Mar 12, 2026

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Two hikers who became lost in the Columbia River Gorge were found by the Search and Rescue team of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in an intensive nine-hour operation that took place in heavy rain and…

Environment

Oregon Regulators Say Coffin Butte Landfill Failed for Years to Monitor and Control Gas Emissions

Lucille McNamara Mar 12, 2026

An enforcement order with a civil penalty exceeding $3 million was issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) yesterday for violations at Coffin Butte Landfill, north of Corvallis. Valley Landfills Failed to…

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Oregon’s Transportation Budget Patch Averts Layoffs but Leaves 700 Vacancies and Major Projects…

Lucille McNamara Mar 11, 2026

Despite fierce opposition and eventually navigating a transportation funding package into legislation, Oregon lawmakers have been warned that the $297 million allocation is only a temporary solution. The funding package for the 2025-27…

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