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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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Governor Kotek’s Asia Trip Aims to Strengthen Oregon Trade and Restore Direct Portland Flight

Lucille McNamara Nov 7, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek led a trade mission to Japan and South Korea last week to explore export opportunities in advanced technology and agriculture, as well as to secure a nonstop flight between Portland and Asia. The Oregon…

Crime & Courts

Medford Police Arrest Stayton Man Wanted in Albany Domestic Violence and Assault Case

Lucille McNamara Nov 7, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 23-year-old Oregon man is under arrest for multiple crimes committed in Albany. Alexzander Israel Bentley-Lopez, from Stayton in Marion County, was arrested in Medford on charges of kidnapping, multiple counts of…

Crime & Courts

Washington State Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging Clackamas County Power Substation

Lucille McNamara Nov 6, 2025

A 31-year-old man from Washington pleaded guilty this week to causing $26,000 worth of damage to an electrical substation in Clackamas county. Nathaniel Cheney, who will be sentenced on February 18, 2026, faces a maximum sentence of five…

Oregon Signs Trade Pact With U.K. to Boost Semiconductor and Clean Energy Collaboration

Lucille McNamara Nov 6, 2025

Oregon is forging economic ties with the United Kingdom amid uncertainty about the federal government’s stance on international trade relations. In a move to strengthen economic development and trade relations, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek…

Crime & Courts

Suspects Arrested in Portland Copper Wire Thefts That Disrupted Communication Services for Months

Lucille McNamara Nov 6, 2025

The Portland Police Bureau have arrested two people and cited a third, in connection with copper wire thefts amounting to more than $2 million that disrupted communication services and impacted local businesses. The thefts have taken…

Crime & Courts

Gresham Police Arrest Man Who Pointed Gun at Family in Taco Bell Drive-Thru

Lucille McNamara Nov 6, 2025

GRESHAM, Ore. — The Gresham Police have identified and arrested the man who pulled out a gun and pointed it at a car occupied by a child and two adults at the Taco Bell drive-thru on Halloween night. The police had released a picture of…

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Only 54% of Oregon Healthcare Workers Are Vaccinated Against Influenza, OHA Says

Lucille McNamara Nov 5, 2025

The Oregon Health Authority is concerned that patients could be infected by healthcare workers, following the fifth consecutive respiratory season in which influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers have plummeted since the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Faces 10 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $560,000 in COVID Unemployment Benefits

Lucille McNamara Nov 5, 2025

Tamara Fulmer (47) of Seaside faces 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty yesterday to stealing $567,000 in COVID unemployment benefits from the Oregon Employment Department…

Crime & Courts

Man Killed in North Portland Gas Station Shooting — Second Homicide Reported Sunday

Lucille McNamara Nov 4, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A victim has died in another fatal shooting incident in Portland on Sunday. The incident occurred at a gas station in the 9900 block of North Whitaker Road in North Portland. The other fatal shooting, also on Sunday,…

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Lane County Search & Rescue Locates Injured Hiker After GPS Distress Signal in Three Sisters…

Lucille McNamara Nov 4, 2025

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Five-and-a-half hours after receiving an emergency distress GPS from a hiker, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office’s Search & Rescue (SAR) team located the injured man near George Creek in the Three Sisters Wilderness.…

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