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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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Oregon Salaries Rose Faster Than Healthcare Costs Over the Last Five Years

Lucille McNamara Jul 21, 2025

Healthcare costs in Oregon rose by 20.5% over the last five years, 0.4% lower than the national average of $9,195 per person. However, while the national average was 13% of salaries spent on healthcare in 2023, Oregon’s salary spend…

Crime & Courts

Man Dies of Gunshot Wounds Despite Efforts by a Portland Policeman to Resuscitate Him

Lucille McNamara Jul 21, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man has died of gunshot wounds despite attempts by a Portland North Precinct police sergeant to resuscitate him on the scene in the 9300 block of North Newman Avenue. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 11.04…

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Governor Silent as Oregon’s Transport System Begins to Unravel With First Major Layoffs

Lucille McNamara Jul 20, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has yet to announce her plans to resolve the transportation network crisis following the failure of the legislature to reach consensus on a funding package for the state’s Department of Transport (ODOT). In the…

Giving Birth in Oregon Now Costs Nearly $37K as State Ranks Among Nation’s Most Expensive

Lucille McNamara Jul 20, 2025

It costs $36,997 to give birth in Oregon, more than double the charge in Mississippi, the state with the lowest cost in the U.S. for having a baby. Oregon Is the Fourth Most Expensive State Nationwide To Give Birth Oregon is the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Gets 3 Years for Selling Fatal Dose of Fentanyl to Childhood Friend

Lucille McNamara Jul 19, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Enrique Rodriguez-Banuelos (32) has been sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison for selling a $20 packet of fentanyl powder to an old school friend who died from toxicity. Friend Had Been Sober For More…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Nearly Loses Her Entire Life Savings in a Gold Bar Scam Rapidly Spreading Nationwide

Lucille McNamara Jul 19, 2025

Quick action by local enforcement prevented an Eastern Oregon woman from losing an additional $300,000 after she had already been defrauded of $600,000 – almost her entire life savings. Oregonians are being warned by the state Department…

Crime & Courts

McMinnville Resident With a History of Drug Trafficking is Sentenced to 10 Years in a Federal Prison

Lucille McNamara Jul 18, 2025

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — A 46-year-old man with a long history of drug trafficking in Oregon was yesterday sentenced to 10 years and one month in federal prison, as well as four years of supervised release. Travis Charles Donnahoo of…

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City Pushes for Tax Boost to Turn Medford Into Oregon’s Next Major Events Hub

Lucille McNamara Jul 18, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Residents of Medford will be asked to vote for a 2% increase to the maximum allowable Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) on the November 2025 ballot. The proposed increase is part of the City Council’s broader vision to…

Crime & Courts

Federal Mail Carrier Shot by Oregon Man in Bizarre and Violent Christmas Encounter

Lucille McNamara Jul 18, 2025

TIGARD, Ore. — Kevin Eugene Irvine (34) was yesterday sentenced to federal prison for 17 years and one month after he was found guilty of shooting an Oregon postal delivery worker on Christmas Eve in 2022. Irvine, of Tigard, was found…

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Suspicious Envelopes Force Lockdown at Oregon’s Two Rivers Correctional Institution, as HAZMAT…

Lucille McNamara Jul 17, 2025

UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. — The Two Rivers Correctional Institution was on high alert yesterday afternoon, evacuating and securing the administration building, after a suspicious substance was identified in the mail. A strong odor was…

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