Lucille McNamara

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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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. News

    Oregon Investigators Dig Into a 1946 Murder Using New Science to Solve One of the State’s Oldest Mysteries

    Although the recovered remains exhumed yesterday from the Mountain View Cemetery are degraded, Clackamas County investigators are optimistic that modern science will…

  2. News

    Oregon Ranks Among America’s Most Expensive States for Homebuyers With Prices Topping $300 a Square Foot

    Ranked as the 10th most expensive state in the U.S. for buying a home, Oregon continues to attract property owners. Attributes such as lifestyle and a booming tech…

  3. News

    Manufacturing and Tech Layoffs Push Oregon Jobless Rate to Highest Jump in the U.S.

    Oregon businesses have shed 24,600 jobs since the beginning of August 2024, with the manufacturing sector hardest hit, losing 9,400 workers.

  4. News

    Fast Food Costs Bite Harder in Oregon as State Ranks 10th Most Expensive Nationwide

    Oregon is the 10th most expensive state in the U.S. for fast food, with affordability rankings generally aligning with the overall cost of living in the state, according…

  5. Politics & Government

    Oregon Braces for $15 Billion Loss as Federal Tax Bill Slashes Health Care and Food Assistance

    The implementation of the H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act – this week prompted Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to issue an urgent appeal to heads of departments to…

  6. News

    Portland Faces Trump’s Threat of National Guard Over Antifa and ICE Protests

    The people of Portland are out of control and crazy, but federal authorities will be stopping that pretty soon, warns President Donald Trump.

  7. Crime & Courts

    Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting Outside Portland Bar in Montavilla

    Portland Police Bureau officers yesterday (Thursday) detained Brandon Lewis (37) following a fatal shooting at a bar in the 8200 block of Southeast Harrison Street in…

  8. Politics & Government

    Portland Council Pushes Back on ICE With Eviction Threat and New Restrictions

    A Portland City Councilwoman plans to tighten the noose around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which faces possible eviction from its detention center…