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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

Oregon Conman Targeting Elderly Women Faces $1.7 Million in Debts After U.S. Trustee Program Exposes…

Lucille McNamara May 22, 2025

An Oregon man, who used investments he solicited for his personal use while working as a door-to-door salesman and then tried to evade arrest by filing for bankruptcy, has been thwarted the U.S. Trustee Program. His Plan Was…

News

New House Bill Wants to Boost Home Ownership in Oregon Among Communities of Color

Lucille McNamara May 22, 2025

Oregon’s lowly home-ownership ranking at 39 nationwide has fueled House Bill 2698 which strives to add 28,112 more owner-occupied households by 2030, with emphasis on boosting rates among ethnic groups. Oregon lawmakers will focus on…

News

Federal Judge Strikes Down Oregon’s Measure 119, Protecting Cannabis Businesses’ Free Speech in…

Lucille McNamara May 21, 2025

U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon of Oregon has issued a permanent injunction blocking the enforcement of Measure 119. The measure would have required cannabis businesses to establish labor agreements for their workers to obtain or renew…

Crime & Courts

Pet Goat Killed in Oregon Burglary – Man Jailed After Showing No Remorse

Lucille McNamara May 21, 2025

An Oregon man was sentenced on Monday to 38 months in prison and three years supervision after burglarizing a property in Dallas last October, and killing the family pet goat. Matthew Alan Luker (50) appeared before Judge Rafael Caso in…

Environment

Oregon Activists Launch Campaign to Secure Constitutional Right to Clean Environment Amid…

Lucille McNamara May 21, 2025

A campaign to promote an amendment to the Oregon Constitution calling for the right of every resident to a clean, safe, and healthy environment is being launched at an event in the Salem Capitol Mall at lunchtime today. The organizers…

News

Tragic Loss of Joyful Sixth Grader Elios Renteria Sparks Community Support in Portland

Lucille McNamara May 20, 2025

Elios Renteria, a sixth grader at Hosford Middle School in Portland who died from a gunshot wound in the backyard of his Clackamas County home on Tuesday, 13 May, was a joyful 12-year-old child according to his peers at the school.…

News

Sheriff Van der Kamp Ousted from Oregon Sheriffs Association Over False Education Claims

Lucille McNamara May 20, 2025

Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp has been expelled from the Oregon State Sheriffs Association (OSSA) for untruthful statements regarding his educational credentials. A Motion to Expel Was a Unanimous 32 Votes On May…

News

Hunger Strike in Sympathy with Starving Gaza Residents by Students, Faculty, and Staff at the…

Lucille McNamara May 20, 2025

The University of Oregon coalition of faculty, staff, and students began a hunger strike yesterday (Monday) in a show of solidarity for what they term ‘Israel’s campaign of mass starvation in Gaza.’ List of Demands They are…

News

Oregon Courts Craft Guidelines to Balance Sanctuary State Laws with Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Lucille McNamara May 19, 2025

The Oregon Judicial Department and Chief Justice Megan Flynn are investigating appropriate guidelines for courts following the recent arrest of a Wisconsin judge for allegedly helping an immigrant evade federal agents. The guidelines…

News

Oregon Humanities Council is Suing DOGE for Unlawfully Blocking Endowment Grants

Lucille McNamara May 19, 2025

The Oregon Humanities Council has asked a federal judge to declare as unlawful the move by DOGE to block and terminate endowment grants that would have been spent on rural libraries, mental health sessions, and storytelling projects. An…

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