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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

Feds Give 14-Year Sentence to California Man Who Delivered Meth to Oregon Customers

Lucille McNamara Aug 6, 2025

A 34-year-old Californian has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for trafficking 11 pounds of methamphetamine in Oregon. Banuelos was the target of a drug trafficking investigation by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE)…

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Oregon Woman Spent Seven Years Taking Dead Mother’s Social Security Checks to Pay Her Bills

Lucille McNamara Aug 6, 2025

A 51-year-old Salem woman who stole $101,000 Social Security benefits from her dead mother’s bank account did so to pay her bills, an Oregon U.S. District Judge was told yesterday. Judge Adrienne Nelson sentenced Donna J. Royston to…

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Blinded Oregon Deputy Shot in Eviction Gone Wrong Sues Property Owners for $23 Million

Lucille McNamara Aug 5, 2025

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — A lawsuit claiming $23 million was filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court by a Washington County sheriff’s deputy who was shot seven times, blinding him in the left eye, when he attempted to serve a tenant…

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Oregon Nurse Busted After Stealing Elderly Patients’ Bank Cards for Shopping Spree Across Two…

Lucille McNamara Aug 5, 2025

A certified Oregon nursing assistant has been charged with stealing the bank cards of two elderly people in her care to go on a spending spree in Washington and Columbia Counties. Jeanette Lynn Collins (58) of Lafayette was taken into…

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Despite Strong EV Infrastructure, Portland Lags in Electric Vehicle Adoption

Lucille McNamara Aug 4, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland is named as one of the best American cities for electric car owners in a study undertaken by Texas Electricity Ratings. Portland city offers 35 fuel stations and 101 charging stations per 100,000 residents.…

Crime & Courts

Police Swarmed by Hostile Crowd After Late-Night Shooting in Downtown Portland

Lucille McNamara Aug 4, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — All available Portland Police units descended on the Old Town Neighborhood with lights flashing and sirens blaring when a small contingent of officers came under threat from a hostile crowd. The policemen were trying to…

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Portland Officer Cleared After Killing Innocent Man, But City May Still Pay His Family Millions

Lucille McNamara Aug 3, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city councilors will vote on Thursday on whether or not to give $3.75 million to a family whose son was wrongfully shot in the back by a police officer on November 19, 2022. The family of Immanueal Jaquez…

Crime & Courts

Portland Man Surrenders After Eight-Hour Rooftop Siege Following Domestic Violence Report

Lucille McNamara Aug 3, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police tactical teams were involved in an eight-hour stand-off yesterday when a man, wanted for several crimes, climbed onto the roof of an apartment complex in the Hazelwood Neighborhood following a report of…

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New Contract Promises Fair Pay and Safer Staffing for 700 Oregon Nurses

Lucille McNamara Aug 2, 2025

More than 700 nurses working with Samaritan Health Services at two hospitals in the Willamette Valley have reached tentative agreements that promise safer hospitals, better staffing, and more affordable healthcare. This follows months of…

Crime & Courts

Body Found in the Forest Near Lowell Triggers Murder Arrest of Eugene Man

Lucille McNamara Aug 2, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — A murder victim found in a forest 10 miles east of Lowell on Thursday has led to the arrest of a 53-year-old man from Eugene. Deputies from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office Aaron detained Douglas Omer, who was found in the…

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