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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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Federal Government Pressures Oregon To Hand Over Residents’ Medicaid Records

Lucille McNamara Sep 28, 2025

Following threats earlier this month of a $30 million fine, Oregon health officials have handed over Medicaid identification numbers and other sensitive information to the federal government. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) had…

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Trump Vows to Do a ‘Pretty Big Number’ on Portland Amid Antifa Tensions

Lucille McNamara Sep 27, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Labeling protesters outside the ICE facility in Portland as ‘anarchists,’ President Donald Trump this week again threatened to do ‘a pretty big number’ on the sanctuary city. Speaking to journalists from the White House,…

Rapid Fire Devices That Turn Firearms Into Automatic Weapons Are Now Illegal in Oregon

Lucille McNamara Sep 27, 2025

Senate Bill 243 became effective yesterday (Friday), banning the use of rapid-fire devices, changing semi-automatic firearms into automatic weapons. The implementation of the new law followed intense debates for and against it by…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Wrongfully Convicted of Girlfriend’s Murder Wins $14 Million Lawsuit Against Coquille…

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

An 18-year-old teenager found guilty of murdering his girlfriend 25 years ago, and who was wrongfully convicted and sent to prison, has won a $14 million lawsuit against the City of Coquille and the Coquille Police Department. U.S.…

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Dayton Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling $1.7 Million From Oregon Veterans of Foreign…

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

A 61-year-old Dayton woman has been sentenced to two years and one month in federal prison for siphoning $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars. Cheryl Elizabeth Campos misused her position as Quartermaster…

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Oregon Senator Pushes Bill Demanding Treasury Hand Over Epstein Financial Records

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to force the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, to turn over the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wyden introduced the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act on September 10,…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Repeat Offender Busted on I-84 With Prepackaged Meth Shipment

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

Theodore Ernest Jokinen (48), who earlier this month was detained by The Dalles Police officers who found 10 pounds of prepackaged suspected methamphetamine in his vehicle, appeared in federal court yesterday, charged with possession with…

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Springfield Detective Cleared in Fatal Shooting After Suspect Stabs Two Officers

Lucille McNamara Sep 25, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield detective who shot twice at a fleeing suspect was justified in using deadly force, according to the Lane County District Attorney's Office. DA Finds That the Failure of the System To Treat Mental Illness…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty After Spending $200,000 of COVID Loan on Parents’ Home

Lucille McNamara Sep 25, 2025

A Tigard businessman who spent the bulk of a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan on his parents, and who has subsequently repaid the loan in full, faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. According to the Oregon District U.S.…

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Oregon Family Demands $18 Million in Damages After Flight School Plane Slammed Into Their Home

Lucille McNamara Sep 23, 2025

The Ferris family of Newberg, Oregon, is seeking $18 million in damages following a plane that crashed into the home in October 2023. Flight instructor Michele Cavallotti (22) and his student Barrett Bevacqua (20) were both killed in the…

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