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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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Oregon Joins Governors’ Public Health Alliance to Bolster Vaccine and Health Preparedness

Lucille McNamara Oct 16, 2025

Oregon has joined 14 other states in a newly launched Governors Public Health Alliance aimed at rapid coordination and response to inter-state public health threats. The nonpartisan initiative will serve as a cross-state liaison to…

Crime & Courts

Klamath Falls Man With Felony Warrant Arrested After Backyard Shooting Spree

Lucille McNamara Oct 16, 2025

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A Klamath Falls man, who has an active felony warrant and is prohibited from possessing firearms, has been arrested following a shooting incident in the 1500 block of Derby Street on Monday. Klamath Falls County…

News

Oregon Schools Used Naloxone Kits to Reverse Seven Overdoses Since State Program Began in 2023

Lucille McNamara Oct 16, 2025

Since the launch of its overdose reversal campaign late in 2023, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Department of Education (DOE) have delivered free opioid overdose reversal kits to 692 schools, colleges, and universities throughout the…

Crime & Courts

Hillsboro Teen Charged With Assaulting Federal Officer During Portland ICE Protest

Lucille McNamara Oct 15, 2025

A 19-year-old Hillsboro resident became the 33rd person charged by the United States Attorney’s office for federal offenses committed outside the ICE detention center in South Portland. Charges against the defendants have ranged from…

Nearly 38,000 Oregonians Have Found Help Through Governor Kotek’s Fight Against Homelessness

Lucille McNamara Oct 15, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s aggressive initiative to put a roof over the heads of homeless people has touched 37,767 lives since she took office in 2023. Working closely with Oregon Housing Community Services (OHCS), Kotek’s efforts…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Arrest 26 in Human Trafficking Sweep Targeting NE 82nd and Sandy Blvd

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-six individuals have been arrested for commercial sexual solicitation or unlawful prostitution procurement by the Portland Police Bureau in a multi-agency collaborative initiative. The operation was undertaken…

Crime & Courts

Eugene Police Bust Organized Crime Ring Accused of Targeting Asian-American Families

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — Seven foreign nationals, all members of a well-resourced and financially supported crime ring, have been arrested by the Eugene Police Department for allegedly targeting Asian-American families in the area. In what the EPD…

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Oregon Left Waiting for Job Data as Trump Administration Blocks Unemployment Report

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2025

The Trump administration has not released the latest unemployment figures because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the Oregon Employment Department (OED) to adjust its monthly economic report and media activities. The OED…

Crime & Courts

Car Crash in Rural Oregon Escalates Into Shootout as Both Drivers Suffer Gunshot Wounds

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2025

Twenty-seven-year-old Dyllan Nicholas Thompson of Toledo has been arrested on charges of first-degree assault and the unlawful use of a weapon following a car crash in rural Lincoln county that escalated into an exchange of gunfire between…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Found Dead in Parked Car in Northwest Portland Was Shot, Police Say

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2025

The Medical Examiner has determined that Krystal Lynne Pendergraph (39), who was found in a parked vehicle in Northwest Portland on Saturday afternoon, died of homicide by gunshot. Police officers from the Central Precinct responded to a…

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