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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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Crime & Courts

Gunfire Scare In Salem Park Ends With Arrests Of Man And Three Juveniles

Lucille McNamara Sep 3, 2025
SALEM, Ore. — A 25-year-old male adult and three juveniles were arrested in Salem’s Wallace Marine Park late on Monday night after the police received a report of several gunshots and the possible injury of a female. Officers arrived on…
Politics & Elections

Oregon Roads And Jobs At Risk As Transportation Funding Vote Faces Another Delay

Lucille McNamara Sep 3, 2025
Faced with the very real threat of failed support for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding plan, Democrat lawmakers yesterday (Tuesday) delayed the voting process for a fortnight. Democrat Senator Chris Gorsek’s…
Crime & Courts

Two Arrested After Portland Shooting Leaves Man Critically Injured in Centennial Neighborhood

Lucille McNamara Sep 2, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following the shooting and critical injuries to an adult male in Portland’s Centennial Neighborhood last Friday, East Precinct officers arrested two suspects, without incident, on Sunday. Jeroshea M. Wilson (27) is…
Politics & Elections

Tomorrow’s Oregon Senate Vote Could Redefine Transportation Funding for the Next Decade

Lucille McNamara Sep 2, 2025
Oregon senators are expected to pass the Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding bill sometime tomorrow (Wednesday), following a thorny journey with hours of verbal jousting by Democrat and Republican lawmakers. After failing to pass…
Business

Study Finds Portland Employees Among the Most Overworked in the U.S.

Lucille McNamara Sep 1, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland employees are ranked 15th for the highest overtime rate per 10,000 workers in the U.S. This is revealed in a study by Priority Software of the 100 most populated cities in the country, which identified El Paso,…
News

Oregonians Now Owe an Average of $6,200 on Credit Cards as Defaults Climb

Lucille McNamara Sep 1, 2025
Credit card debt has been mounting steadily in Oregon since the pandemic, with average balances of $6,200 last year. Oregon is Ranked 30th Among all States Nevertheless, Oregon remains below the national average of $6,730, and…
Crime & Courts

Portland Recovers $6.7 Million Paid to Fraudster Who Posed as Vendor on Bull Run Water Project

Lucille McNamara Aug 31, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. — The City of Portland has recovered the $6.7 million it paid to someone posing as a vendor on the multi-billion-dollar Bull Run water filtration project. The incident occurred earlier this year, in February, when someone…
News

Oregon Families Struggle to Afford Bigger Homes as Cost of Adding a Third Bedroom Skyrockets Across…

Lucille McNamara Aug 31, 2025
While a study may have found that Gilliam is the cheapest county in Oregon for families needing to upsize to a three-bedroom home, it is also one of the least populated areas in the state, situated in a small rural community far from any…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Will Pay $6 Million After Man Murders Wife and Her Sister When Court Fails to Activate Ankle…

Lucille McNamara Aug 31, 2025
In a tragic train of miscommunication, two Oregon sisters were shot and killed by Carlos Jimenez-Vargas (46) when he was released from custody with an ankle monitor that was not activated to prevent him from making contact with his wife.…
News

Oregon’s New Privacy Law Sparks 214 Complaints in First Year as Residents Demand Data Control

Lucille McNamara Aug 30, 2025
Transgression of the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) attracted 214 complaints during its first year, which, according to Attorney General Dan Rayfield, is a ‘significant number compared to other similarly sized states.’ The…
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