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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 Woman Gets Seven Years for Setting Ex-Boyfriend’s Parents’ Porch on Fire

Lucille McNamara Aug 15, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — A woman from Eugene will spend more than seven years in prison for setting fire to the home of a former boyfriend’s parents. Jasmine Wright was found guilty on five counts of first-degree arson and multiple other charges…

Education

Klamath Community College Lands Major Federal Grant to Support Future Oregon Tech Talent

Lucille McNamara Aug 14, 2025

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — High-achieving, low-income students studying Cybersecurity and computer engineering at the Technology Department of the Klamath Community College (KCC) will receive financial support from a generous National Science…

Construction Boom in Oregon Fails to Offset Steady Climb in Unemployment

Lucille McNamara Aug 14, 2025

The construction industry rebounded impressively in July with the addition of 2,900 jobs, according to the Oregon Department of Employment. Although this gain augers well for the construction industry, the 112,700 people employed are…

Crime & Courts

62-Year-Old Oregon Driver in Stolen Car Tasered After Threatening Deputies With Club

Lucille McNamara Aug 13, 2025

A 62-year-old man from Albany, driving a stolen vehicle, was tasered by a sheriff’s office sergeant when he threatened deputies with a club. The drama unfolded late last Saturday night when the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received a…

News

Oregon to Give People With Disabilities More Control Over Their In-Home Care Services

Lucille McNamara Aug 13, 2025

Individuals with disabilities, who will in the future have more control over their in-home care services, are one of two important changes that the Oregon Department of Human Services will be making to Medicaid-funded services. Oregon's…

Crime & Courts

73-Year-Old Oregon Eye Doctor Sentenced After Defrauding Clients Out of $2.8 Million in Fake…

Lucille McNamara Aug 13, 2025

A 73-year-old Oregon optometrist has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for defrauding 155 people of $2.8 million. Robert Lee Adams, of Bandon, who misled his clients into making foreign exchange investments with his…

Crime & Courts

Southeast Portland Welfare Check Turns Into Armed Standoff and Murder Investigation

Lucille McNamara Aug 12, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — What started as a routine welfare check in Southeast Portland on Sunday night spiraled into an armed standoff that ended with a homicide investigation. Caller Reports a Dead Woman In the Home Around 6:30 p.m. on…

News

Trump Administration Cuts Target Oregon’s Most Vulnerable With Massive Loss of Food and Medicaid…

Lucille McNamara Aug 12, 2025

A grim picture of billions of dollars lost to Oregon by the Trump administration’s budget cuts has been painted by the state’s Chief Financial Officer, Kate Nass. In total, Nass’ Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is predicting…

News

Triple-Digit Heat Bears Down on Southern Oregon as Cooling Shelters Open

Lucille McNamara Aug 11, 2025

Oregonians will be subjected to extreme heat that could soar into the lower 100s in the Rogue Valley, prompting the opening of weather shelters. The National Weather Service (NWS) states that high temperatures in the upper 90s will…

Crime & Courts

Portland Couple Faces Drug and Gun Charges After Police Use Stop Sticks to Foil Escape

Lucille McNamara Aug 10, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland couple was arrested and charged after officers from the North Precinct found them in possession of large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, $10,000 in cash, a semiautomatic pistol, several firearm…

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