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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

23-Year-Old Taken Into Custody After Shooting Incident in a Hillsboro Parking Lot

Lucille McNamara Apr 14, 2025

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Heriberto Tapia Naranjo (23) was taken into custody yesterday (Sunday) after a shooting incident the previous day at the Fred Meyer store parking lot at Century Boulevard and Tualatin Valley Highway in Hillsboro.…

Business

Portland, Bend, and Eugene Lead as Oregon’s Top Cities for Launching Startups with Strong…

Lucille McNamara Apr 14, 2025

Portland, Bend, and Eugene are the top three cities selected by entrepreneurs to launch a startup business in Oregon. The cities are ranked among the top 150 places in the U.S. to launch a new business in a poll of 3,024 respondents…

News

Oregon Lawmakers Reject Bill to Soften Penalties for Misdemeanors, Angering Defense Attorneys

Lucille McNamara Apr 13, 2025

The Oregon House Judiciary Committee decided at the last minute to withdraw House Bill 2469 - to allow judges to downgrade some misdemeanor offenses to violations – because it needed a majority vote of the committee to succeed. …

Oregon Faces Economic Exodus as Businesses Flee Tax Burdens and Regulatory Hurdles, Report Warns

Lucille McNamara Apr 13, 2025

Thousands of potential jobs and billions of potential private investments have been lost to Oregon in the past five years and the state is poised to lose even more in the next five years, according to a survey by the University of Oregon.…

News

Oregon’s Proposed Law to Collect DNA from Felony Suspects Sparks Debate Over Justice and Rights

Lucille McNamara Apr 12, 2025

Oregon law enforcement officers may be able to collect DNA when arresting serious felony suspects if House Bill 3093 gets the final nod from lawmakers. Oregon will join 31 states that already employ DNA testing on felony suspects. …

Crime & Courts

Oregon Prisoner Walks Away from Job Site in Salem During Lunchtime

Lucille McNamara Apr 12, 2025

A male prisoner who walked away from a work site in Salem yesterday (Friday) was quickly apprehended by Oregon State Police near Mission Street, a main traffic thoroughfare linking the central city to the coast. He Was Serving a…

News

Oregon Joins Lawsuit to Restore Hundreds of Millions in Pandemic Recovery Funds for Low-Income and…

Lucille McNamara Apr 12, 2025

Additional funding worth hundreds of millions of dollars to help low-income and homeless K-12 students recover from the impact of the pandemic has been stopped by the Department of Education (DOE), leading Oregon to join a lawsuit of 15…

Crime & Courts

Portland Man Faces Charges After Breaking Into Apartment and Attacking Sleeping Woman

Lucille McNamara Apr 11, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 39-year-old man who broke into a Portland apartment and assaulted a woman who was sleeping is facing multiple sexual assault charges. Michael Lynn Moore, Jr. was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on…

News

Rabid Foxes in Josephine County Have Attacked People and Domestic Pets in Recent Weeks

Lucille McNamara Apr 11, 2025

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Rabid foxes in Josephine County have made eight known attacks on people and domestic animals in the last two months, according to a news release from Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). Five Foxes…

Education

Oregon Schools Defy Trump’s Order to Dismantle DEI Programs Despite Billion-Dollar Federal Funding…

Lucille McNamara Apr 11, 2025

Oregon state schools will not kowtow to the Trump administration’s executive order to stop funding schools that refuse to shut down Diversity, Education, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Schools Have Been Given a 10-Day Deadline…

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