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Lucille McNamara

With 27 years in journalism, Lucille reports on crime, police activities, court proceedings, and state-level politics across Oregon. Her in-depth coverage uncovers statewide stories with a commitment to factual, impactful narrative.
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Oregon Defies Trump’s Funding Ban, Keeps Transgender Care Programs Intact

Lucille McNamara Feb 1, 2025

Gender-affirming care for transgender people in Oregon is not expected to be affected despite President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict funding for children and teenagers under 19. The Oregon Health and Science University…

Crime & Courts

Three Young People in Custody After Fentanyl Overdose Kills Hillsboro Woman

Lucille McNamara Feb 1, 2025

Three people in their early 20s are in custody in Portland following the suspected death by fentanyl overdosing of a Hillsboro woman on 13 December. Police found powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and fentanyl-laced blue counterfeit…

Crime & Courts

Police Find Oregon Woman with Gunshot Wound in Crashed Car; Ex-Partner Arrested for Murder

Lucille McNamara Jan 31, 2025

The body of a woman who died from a gunshot wound was inside a vehicle that had rolled in the 10000 block of Corvallis Rd in Independence, Polk County. The driver, Tyler Andrew Holman (39) of Salem, was injured in the accident and…

News

Temporary Restraining Order Sought to Stop City of Grants Pass Homeless Encampment Closure

Lucille McNamara Jan 31, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An emergency lawsuit to place a temporary restraining order on the City of Grants Pass to stop it from closing one of only two homeless camps and limiting camping to overnight only was served yesterday (Thursday) by…

Crime & Courts

Toddler Left in Freezing Cold on School Bus: Oregon DHS Launches Investigation

Lucille McNamara Jan 31, 2025

An allegation that a two-year-old child was left strapped in a safety seat on a school bus for three hours in 36-degree weather is under investigation by the Oregon Department of Human Services. The incident occurred at an Aumsville…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Business Owner’s Murder Leads to Dramatic Car Chase and Arrest

Lucille McNamara Jan 31, 2025

UPDATE: Oregon Man Admits He Bought a Handgun Specifically to Shoot His Boss The murder of a Depoe Bay business owner ended with the arrest of a suspect after a car chase on Highway 20 in Lincoln County yesterday (Thursday).…

Crime & Courts

Hostage Crisis in Portland: Armed Man Seizes Trimet Bus, Standoff Ends by Chemical Agent Deployment

Lucille McNamara Jan 30, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man has been taken into custody and charged after traffic was brought to a standstill in Old Town, Portland, yesterday (Wednesday) when a Trimet bus driver and an unknown number of passengers were held hostage at…

Education

Oregon Students Wallow at the Bottom of National Averages for Math and Reading

Lucille McNamara Jan 30, 2025

Despite more than a billion dollars spent post-pandemic to help public school students recover academically and emotionally, Oregon wallows at the bottom of the national average in math and reading. Financial Stability Plays a…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Homeless Paraplegic Takes Curry County Officials to Court for Eviction Order

Lucille McNamara Jan 30, 2025

A 66-year-old wheelchair-bound homeless paraplegic is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from Curry County after his eviction from a strip of land in a plan devised by the sheriff and county commissioners. According to…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Rapper ‘i5dap’ Indicted for Attempted Murder After Eugene Nightclub Incident

Lucille McNamara Jan 29, 2025

A Portland rapper, Desmond Boris Washington (39), has been indicted on charges of attempted murder and assault following a shooting in a Eugene nightclub last December. Washington was found guilty in the Lane County Circuit Court on…

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