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. Crime & Courts

    Portland Woman Pleads Guilty After Pulling ICE Agent’s Mask Off During Arrest

    Temika Gardner of Portland pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting a federal ICE agent and is likely to serve home detention for the misdemeanor crime when she is…

  2. Crime & Courts

    Jury Sides With West Linn Police in $18 Million Lawsuit Over Drug-Induced Emergency

    An eight-member federal jury has dismissed an $18 million lawsuit against the City of West Linn and three of its police officers for failing to help Michael A. Relloque…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Boyfriend Sentenced in Oregon Cold Case Murder More Than 40 Years After Woman Vanished

    Marcus Sanfratello will grow old in a federal prison for the murder of his girlfriend in Oregon more than 40 years ago. He will be at least 83 years old when released.

  4. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Murder Case Returns to Court After Fiancée’s Body Was Found in Snowbound Car

    Thirty-five-year-old Jon French, charged with second-degree murder, will appear before Judge Celia Howes in the Multnomah County Circuit Court on October 12, 2026.

  5. News

    Baby Born Midair on Delta Flight Moments Before Landing in Portland, Oregon

    Half an hour from Portland, and in mid-air, a 5lb 8oz little girl entered the world on Delta Airlines Flight 478 from Atlanta.

  6. Crime & Courts

    Jackson County Man Gets 5 Years After Shooting at Drivers on I-5 Near Ashland

    A shooting incident near milepost 15 on Interstate-5, near Ashland, ended in a five-year federal prison sentence for 29-year-old Devanta Bell Mader, of Jackson County…

  7. Education

    Oregon Governor Orders More Classroom Time as Schools Cut Student Learning Hours

    Oregon children will spend more time receiving classroom instruction under an executive order issued by Governor Tina Kotek this week.

  8. News

    Pacific Seafood Hit With $3.2 Million in Oregon Pollution Penalties Over Coastal Plants

    The state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced a $3.2 million levy against Pacific Seafood’s coastal processing plants for allegedly polluting…