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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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Oregon Juvenile Caught Planning Chlorine Bomb and Shooting Rampage at Mall in Washington

Lucille McNamara Jun 6, 2025

A juvenile from Columbia County who conspired to a mass shooting and bomb attack at the Three Rivers Mall at Kelso in Washington state last month has been arrested by the Portland FBI Field Office and local law enforcement officers. The…

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While Other Oregon Cities Struggle, Medford Boosts Budget with $679 Million Plan

Lucille McNamara Jun 6, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford City Council’s proactive long-term approach to financing has enabled it to present an increased 2025-27 biennium budget while many other Oregon cities of similar size face staff layoffs and financial challenges.…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Republicans Lose Battle to Ban Trans Athletes from Girls Sports in Contentious House Vote

Lucille McNamara Jun 6, 2025

Oregon Republicans failed to collect enough support to ban transgenders from participating in girls school sports events, saying they should not have to compete against male-born opponents. House Bill Also Called for Segregated…

Crime & Courts

Feds Bust Oregon Man Making THC and Magic Mushroom Candy That Looked Like Children’s Treats

Lucille McNamara Jun 5, 2025

A 45-year-old career criminal from Oregon found with 1,000 kilograms of marijuana was sentenced to 13 years in prison yesterday for possession and conspiracy to distribute and launder the proceeds. Jered Hayward ran an unlicensed…

Crime & Courts

Portland Woman Sent $1.9 Million to a Man She Never Met Because He Promised to Marry Her

Lucille McNamara Jun 5, 2025

For two years, a Portland woman sent nearly $1.9 million to a man she met online on Millionaire Match Maker, believing he would marry her. The man, Oscar Peters (65) from Britain, was yesterday sentenced to 37 months in prison after his…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Found Not Guilty by Insanity for Triple Murder Is Committed Indefinitely to State…

Lucille McNamara Jun 4, 2025

A federal judge has committed 52-year-old Joseph K. Banks, a diagnosed schizophrenic and serial killer, to the lifelong jurisdiction of the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board. While the ruling places him under state psychiatric…

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Transgender Woman Seeking Asylum Arrested by ICE Agents Outside Portland Courtroom

Lucille McNamara Jun 4, 2025

A transgender woman who fled Mexico in 2023 after being subjected to violence because of her sexual orientation and gender identity was arrested outside a Portland courtroom 23 minutes after seeking asylum on Monday. The 24-year-old…

Crime & Courts

Illegal Immigrant Behind Oregon’s Largest Meth Operation Ever Gets 15 Years in Federal Prison

Lucille McNamara Jun 4, 2025

A Mexican national and leader of a drug trafficking cell in Lane County was yesterday sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession of the largest ever single seizure of methamphetamine in the history of Oregon. Found in…

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Feds Yank $12 Million in Unemployment Grants From Oregon Citing Misalignment With Priorities

Lucille McNamara Jun 3, 2025

Four federal unemployment insurance grants to the Oregon Employment Department (OED) worth $12.2 million have been canceled by the U.S. Department of Labor. OED received the notification of the immediate termination on 22 May and told…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Helps Take Down Cross-State Cartel That Flooded the Northwest With Fentanyl

Lucille McNamara Jun 3, 2025

Oregon played a pivotal role in the recent crackdown on an international drug trafficking cartel that has distributed hundreds of thousands of lethal drugs worth millions of dollars locally, to neighboring California, and primarily to…

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