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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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News

Oregon Bill Aims to Hide Lottery Winners’ Identities While Cracking Down on Discount Ticket…

Lucille McNamara Apr 27, 2025

The names of people winning Oregon lotto games will be kept anonymous if a State Senate Bill is passed. Oregon, like 23 other states, allows public disclosure of lottery winners. The ruling was regarded as integral to transparency and…

Education

University of Oregon Faculty Union Establishes Legal Defense Fund to to Protect Members Targeted by…

Lucille McNamara Apr 26, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — A fund has been created to protect Oregon University faculty members targeted for unlawful conduct by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The United Academics of the University of Oregon passed a union policy…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Was a Haven for Illegal Aliens Brought into the United States by Guatemalan Smugglers

Lucille McNamara Apr 26, 2025

Oregon is among 26 states in America to which illegal aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, other Central American countries, and Asia were smuggled over the past four years. Eight Guatemalans Indicted Eight nationals from Guatemala…

News

FEMA Pulls the Plug on More than $230 Million of Funding to Safeguard Oregonians Against Natural…

Lucille McNamara Apr 25, 2025

No applications to safeguard Oregon communities against natural disasters will be reviewed and no funds will be awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), impacting state projects valued at $230 million. In a news…

Crime & Courts

California Man Faces 20 Years for 14-Year Cyberstalking Campaign Posting Explicit Images of Oregon…

Lucille McNamara Apr 25, 2025

A California man could spend 20 years in prison and be fined $250,000 for Cyberstalking his former girlfriend from Oregon by sharing sexually explicit photographs of her on social media platforms without her knowledge or permission.…

New Oregon Senate Bill Ensures Medical Debt Won’t Show on Credit Reports

Lucille McNamara Apr 25, 2025

Oregonians will no longer have medical debt reflected on credit reports if Senate Bill 605 gets the nod from the House. Senate voted 18-10 in favor of the bill on Wednesday, prohibiting debt-collecting agencies and medical providers from…

Crime & Courts

Former Portland Basketball Star Sentenced to 20 Years for Sex Crimes Against Four Women in Series of…

Lucille McNamara Apr 24, 2025

A former star high school basketball player, 33-year-old Mitchell Beckwith of Portland, has been convicted of first-degree rape and other sex crimes involving four women in the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Beckwith was sentenced to 20…

Crime & Courts

Employee Allegedly Swindles Hundreds of Thousands from Contracting Company in Six-Year Embezzlement…

Lucille McNamara Apr 24, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Harvey and Price, a mechanical contracting company in Springfield, was allegedly embezzled of hundreds of thousands of dollars by ‘a trusted employee’ during her six years working for the company. Melisa Jaragosky…

News

Oregon Wood Treatment Facility and its President Fined $1.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations

Lucille McNamara Apr 24, 2025

A $1.5 million penalty has been imposed on two companies linked to the J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene, along with their president, for breaching the Clean Air Act. Company President Gets Jail Time The court also…

News

18 Oregon Counties Will Benefit from a $27.7 Million Cash Injection to Expand American Timber…

Lucille McNamara Apr 23, 2025

President Donald Trump’s vision of expanding American timber production is breathing renewed life into Oregon’s lagging industry with a cash injection of $27.7 million to 18 western counties. Oregon Timber Revenues Have Been on…

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