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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Education
U.S. Department of Education Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Portland Public Schools’ Center for Black Student Excellence
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating alleged violations of federal civil rights law by Portland Public Schools (PPS) that is…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Supplying More Than a Ton of Marijuana to New York Ring
Oregon man, Robert Fiels (38) of City Falls, was sentenced yesterday to five years and 10 months in federal prison for supplying more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana…

News
Oregon Challenges Trump Administration Cuts That Threaten the State’s Zero-Emission Deadlines and Grid Upgrades
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 12 other state AGs yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration for terminating billions of…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Woman Sentenced to Prison After IRS Says She Used Employee Tax Withholdings to Buy Luxury Real Estate
The owner of a tree removal and landscaping business in Happy Valley, Oregon, 47-year-old Joyce Leard, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in federal prison for…

Health
Oregon Moves to Block Hospice Fraud Before It Starts as Lawmakers React to Hundreds of License Revocations in California
Oregon lawmakers hope to prevent corrupt hospice operators from gaining a foothold in the state before widespread acts of fraud are committed, as has been experienced…

News
WATCH: Tigard Video Shows Truck Suddenly Go Airborne Before Slamming Into a Home at 3 A.M.
A video of a truck that plowed into a house in Tigard at 3 a.m. on February 13 was recorded by a neighbor and later shared by Tigard Police on social media, including X…

Crime & Courts
Sutherlin Police Search for Two Men Who Posed as Officers to Rob the Offyce Bar Early Sunday Morning
Sutherlin Police are hunting for two suspects who posed as law enforcement officers to rob the Offyce Bar at 208 W. Central Avenue during the early morning on Sunday.

Politics & Government
Oregon Scraps Several Trump Backed Tax Breaks and Approves New Credits for More Than 200,000 Low Income Households
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…






