Lucille McNamara

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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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. News

    Three Oregon Counties Secure $11.5 Million Federal Grant for Major Transit Upgrades

    Three Oregon counties – Coos, Yamhill, and Benton - have been awarded $11.5 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to upgrade and expand regional transit…

  2. Crime & Courts

    Florida Kingpin Who Used Oregon Couriers to Move 2,200 Pounds of Marijuana Gets Two Years in Federal Prison

    A drug trafficker from Florida, who used couriers from Oregon to move thousands of pounds of marijuana from the West Coast to Tallahassee, has been sentenced to two…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Man Wanted in Deadly Portland Parking Garage Shooting Found Hiding at Tigard Hotel

    A 39-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Tigard yesterday afternoon, following a shooting earlier in the day in a Portland parking garage where one man was killed…

  4. News

    Pacific Power Warns Oregon Customers of Scammers Demanding Immediate Payment

    Pacific Power customers must remain vigilant against scammers demanding immediate payment to avoid being disconnected the same day.

  5. Politics & Government

    Oregon’s Secretary of State Accuses Federal Agencies of Misleading Officials Over Voter Data Use

    Oregon Secretary of State, Tobias Read, is concerned that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) are using confidential voters’ roll information ‘to…

  6. Education

    Oregon Schools See Record Attendance and Best-Ever 9th-Grade On-Track Graduation Rates

    The percentage of Oregon 9th-graders on track to graduate is the highest ever recorded in the state, according to data released by the Department of Education (ODE).

  7. Crime & Courts

    Undercover ATF Agents Arrest Three Men Associated With the Sureño Street Gang In Salem

    Undercover agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), arrested three men associated with the Sureño street gang after purchasing 15…

  8. Top Stories

    Oregon’s Economic Forecast Shows Resilience With Recession Risk Now Diminishing

    The fourth quarter economic outlook for Oregon shows continued resilience. However, the risk of recession is diminishing, with a modest improvement in 2026 forecast by…