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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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FEMA Pulls the Plug on More than $230 Million of Funding to Safeguard Oregonians Against Natural…

Lucille McNamara Apr 25, 2025

No applications to safeguard Oregon communities against natural disasters will be reviewed and no funds will be awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), impacting state projects valued at $230 million. In a news…

Crime & Courts

California Man Faces 20 Years for 14-Year Cyberstalking Campaign Posting Explicit Images of Oregon…

Lucille McNamara Apr 25, 2025

A California man could spend 20 years in prison and be fined $250,000 for Cyberstalking his former girlfriend from Oregon by sharing sexually explicit photographs of her on social media platforms without her knowledge or permission.…

New Oregon Senate Bill Ensures Medical Debt Won’t Show on Credit Reports

Lucille McNamara Apr 25, 2025

Oregonians will no longer have medical debt reflected on credit reports if Senate Bill 605 gets the nod from the House. Senate voted 18-10 in favor of the bill on Wednesday, prohibiting debt-collecting agencies and medical providers from…

Crime & Courts

Former Portland Basketball Star Sentenced to 20 Years for Sex Crimes Against Four Women in Series of…

Lucille McNamara Apr 24, 2025

A former star high school basketball player, 33-year-old Mitchell Beckwith of Portland, has been convicted of first-degree rape and other sex crimes involving four women in the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Beckwith was sentenced to 20…

Crime & Courts

Employee Allegedly Swindles Hundreds of Thousands from Contracting Company in Six-Year Embezzlement…

Lucille McNamara Apr 24, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Harvey and Price, a mechanical contracting company in Springfield, was allegedly embezzled of hundreds of thousands of dollars by ‘a trusted employee’ during her six years working for the company. Melisa Jaragosky…

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Oregon Wood Treatment Facility and its President Fined $1.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations

Lucille McNamara Apr 24, 2025

A $1.5 million penalty has been imposed on two companies linked to the J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene, along with their president, for breaching the Clean Air Act. Company President Gets Jail Time The court also…

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18 Oregon Counties Will Benefit from a $27.7 Million Cash Injection to Expand American Timber…

Lucille McNamara Apr 23, 2025

President Donald Trump’s vision of expanding American timber production is breathing renewed life into Oregon’s lagging industry with a cash injection of $27.7 million to 18 western counties. Oregon Timber Revenues Have Been on…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Intercept Massive Fentanyl Haul from Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Traffickers

Lucille McNamara Apr 23, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Drug raids organized by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in a multi-agency sting operation helped disrupt the flow of dangerous substances by Honduran drug trafficking organizations that work with the Sinaloa Cartel.…

Oregon Bill Will Protect Residents From Subsidizing the Cost of Large-Scale Electricity Users Like…

Lucille McNamara Apr 23, 2025

While large data centers have been encouraged to operate in Oregon with attractive incentives like tax reductions, residents and small businesses have helped foot the bill for the huge amounts of electricity these operations consume.…

Crime & Courts

Coos County Man Jailed After Allegedly Shooting at a Neighbor’s House

Lucille McNamara Apr 22, 2025

After allegedly shooting a neighbor’s window and entering the property without permission during the early hours of Saturday morning, Paul McKiddy (42) was taken into custody by Coos County deputies. The incident occurred at a residence…

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