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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News
Defense Seeks to Overturn Conviction of Former Portland Teacher Found Guilty in Mailman’s 2024 Killing
Defense attorneys are seeking to overturn Chad Westover’s sentence to 25 years in state prison for the murder of 43-year-old Portland mailman, Tristan Thomas, in 2024.

News
After Heated Debate, Oregon Senate Approves Transportation Bill With Just One Day Left to Meet Ballot Deadline
After hours of debate at yesterday’s legislative session, Oregon Senators finally managed to have the controversial transportation Senate Bill 1599 passed with a 17-13…

Top Stories
Oregon Lawmakers Remove Privacy Safeguards From License Plate Camera Bill After Heavy Lobbying
When Oregon lawmakers agreed to remove end-to-end encryption from Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) last Friday, it left the door open for ALPR vendors to access…

News
Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Claiming Gross Mismanagement and Waste of Public Funds at Portland Homeless Nonprofit
A former executive of one of the largest homeless service providers in Multnomah County has filed a $4.5 million lawsuit for unfair dismissal for attempting to disclose…

Politics & Government
Oregon’s Transportation Bill Heads Into a High-Stakes Vote Tomorrow After Days of Walkouts and Delays
Tactics by Republicans in the Oregon Senate have once again delayed the state’s much-maligned transportation funding bill, which has a deadline for signature by Governor…

News
Oregon Governor Asks President Trump to Declare a Major Disaster After Winter Storms Devastated Nine Oregon Counties
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has written to President Donald Trump, requesting him to declare a major disaster following severe storms that struck the state for a week in…

Crime & Courts
Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to Oregon Government Network After Major Breach
A Romanian national pleaded guilty yesterday to selling access to an Oregon state government office network after obtaining unauthorized access in June 2021.

Crime & Courts
Roseburg Teacher Arrested After Deputies Link Him to Misconduct Allegations in Developmental Learning Center Program
A 35-year-old teacher from the Fremont Middle School in Douglas County has been taken into custody on allegations of initiating unwanted and offensive physical contact…






