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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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Politics & Government

Oregon Scraps Several Trump Backed Tax Breaks and Approves New Credits for More Than 200,000 Low…

Lucille McNamara Feb 17, 2026

Tax exemptions contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, have been eliminated by Oregon lawmakers who yesterday (Monday) passed Senate Bill 1507, which will instead funnel…

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Ashland’s Historic Butler-Perozzi Fountain Will Be Recreated by Two Local Sculptors Using Vermont…

Lucille McNamara Feb 16, 2026

ASHLAND, Ore. — Thanks to generous community support, the Ashland Parks Foundation has raised $800,000 to recreate the historic Butler-Perozzi Fountain in Lithia Park. The fountain was originally carved from marble in Italy for the 1915…

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Beaverton Debates City Code Change That Would Allow Officers to Investigate Misconduct by ICE Agents

Lucille McNamara Feb 16, 2026

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Mounting public pressure to investigate alleged acts of violence and reckless driving by federal immigration agents is being considered by the Beaverton City Council. The council is investigating the possibility of…

Crime & Courts

Welfare Check Leads to Child Neglect Charges After Portland Police Find Three-Year-Old Outside Alone

Lucille McNamara Feb 15, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland felon convicted of heroin distribution in 2014 and for failing to register as a sex offender in 1999, will be arraigned next week on two counts of child neglect and criminal mistreatment. Tidings Context In…

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Oregon Bills Seek Felony Penalties for Threatening Public Officials Amid Surge in Harassment

Lucille McNamara Feb 15, 2026

Oregon lawmakers want to criminalize intimidation and threats of personal safety of public officials, a trend on the rise nationwide. The Senate Judiciary Committee has sponsored Senate Bill 1530 and Senate Bill 1516 to introduce…

Crime & Courts

Two Roseburg School Assistants Arrested After Children Suffer Injuries During Class, Deputies Say

Lucille McNamara Feb 14, 2026

UPDATE: Roseburg Teacher Arrested After Deputies Link Him to Misconduct Allegations in Developmental Learning Center Program ROSEBURG, Ore. — Following an investigation into the suspicious injuries of two children at a school for…

Crime & Courts

Medford Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Laundromat Worker After Escaping Juvenile Custody

Lucille McNamara Feb 14, 2026

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 20-year-old man who had escaped from an Oregon juvenile corrections center and who had a history of violent crime was sentenced to 25 years in a federal prison for a fatal shooting at a Medford laundromat in 2024.…

Crime & Courts

Manhunt Underway for Salem Suspect Accused of Attempted Murder and Sexual Assault of Co-Worker

Lucille McNamara Feb 13, 2026

UPDATE: Salem resident Daniel Ray Myers, 62, was found by the California Highway Patrol around 8 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, in the Buttonwillow area near Bakersfield, California. SALEM, Ore. — The Salem Police Department is appealing to…

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Oregon Bill Would Bar Masked Officers and Require Identification Amid Concerns Over Federal Arrest…

Lucille McNamara Feb 13, 2026

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that will criminalize state and federal law enforcement officers who wear face masks and fail to carry identification. House Bill 4138 will criminalize any officer who refuses to identify the…

Education

Oregon Legislators Push to Scrap School Funding Model After Years of Declining Performance and…

Lucille McNamara Feb 12, 2026

Oregon lawmakers are being asked to consider proposed new legislation to abolish the existing 27-year-old school district funding model in an effort to improve the state’s poor academic record. Tidings Data Snapshot Oregon Schools…

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