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
Amid a Housing Shortage, Portland Has $106 Million in Housing Funds Sitting Dormant
Amid a housing shortage, Portland City Administrator Raymond C. Lee has disclosed that a surplus of $106 million allocated for new homes is lying dormant in several City…

News
Oregon Lawmakers Propose Adding 1,700 Acres for Industrial Expansion in an Agricultural Area Northwest of Hillsboro
An Oregon Senate bill proposes adding 1,700 acres of industrial land, excluding additional data centers, to a predominantly agricultural area northwest of Hillsboro.

News
Oregon Court Denies Federal Demand for Voter Information Amid Concerns Over Misuse of Sensitive Data
U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai has rejected the federal government’s attempt to compel Oregon to turn over highly personal information on its voters, saying the…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Pharmacist Implicated in Major Drug and Gun Trafficking Scheme That Led to Fourteen Arrests
Fourteen members of a drug and gun trafficking organization were arrested on Wednesday when multi-agency law enforcement officers swooped on 17 locations, including…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison After Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Scheme Unravels
A resident of the affluent Lake Oswego suburb has been sentenced to six years in a federal prison for trafficking cocaine and money laundering.

Crime & Courts
Portland SERT Officers Kill Suspect After Finding Shotgun Shells Marked with President Trump’s Name
A suspect was shot and killed at his home yesterday morning in the Pearl District Neighborhood by a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officer from the Special Emergency…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Mother Gets Three Years in Prison After DUI Crash That Killed Her 5-Year-Old Daughter
A 29-year-old Portland mother, whose five-year-old daughter died in a car accident, admitted to investigators that she had smoked marijuana and consumed a shot of…

Politics & Government
Oregon Bill Would Ban Masked or Unidentified Law Enforcement Officers After Years of Controversy
A bill to prevent state and federal law enforcement agents from hiding their identity while operating in Oregon has been tabled for discussion by lawmakers.







