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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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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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).

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…

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…






