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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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Politics & Elections

Oregon Must Proceed with Caution When Planning its Budget, Warns Governor Tina Kotek

Lucille McNamara Feb 27, 2025

Oregon must be cautious about its economic forecast, which shows that the state will have $350 million more to spend than previously estimated because it follows in the wake of a $2 trillion spending cut voted for by congressional…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Raid Criminal Shoplifting Ring and Arrest 24 Suspects, Seizing Drugs, Merchandise,…

Lucille McNamara Feb 27, 2025

In a joint operation organized by the Portland Police Bureau, 24 people were arrested, a stolen vehicle was recovered, 19 grams of illicit drugs were seized, and stolen merchandise worth more than $2,600 was recovered in the Jantzen Beach…

Education

ODE Launches Program to Improve the Literacy Skills of Oregon’s 309k Middle and High School Students

Lucille McNamara Feb 26, 2025

In an all-out effort to improve the poor scholastic literacy achievements of students in public middle and high schools in recent years, the Department of Education (ODE) is launching a statewide program entitled the Oregon Adolescent…

Politics & Elections

Trump’s Fire Funding Flip-Flop Ignites Oregon Governor Kotek’s Push for Federal Support

Lucille McNamara Feb 26, 2025

Federal government officials assured Oregon Governor, Tina Kotek, that they are reassessing their stance on wild firefighting funding following a previous announcement by President Donald Trump that he will turn off the funding taps.…

Crime & Courts

Murdered Oregon Nurse Court Hearing Lasts 90 Seconds

Lucille McNamara Feb 26, 2025

Bryce J. Schubert attended a 90-second court hearing via a live stream video from prison, in which he is accused of murdering a Providence St. Vincent Medical Center nurse married scarcely a month. Two top Washington prosecutors and two…

Crime & Courts

Intoxicated Oregon Woman Says She Shot Her Boyfriend Accidentally

Lucille McNamara Feb 25, 2025

A 20-year-old Coos County woman was charged with third-degree assault after shooting her boyfriend in the foot in an argument. Kendell R. Senn told Coos County deputies that she shot her boyfriend in the foot by accident when the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Arrested After Trying to Set Fire to a Homeless Person

Lucille McNamara Feb 25, 2025

A man has been arrested after allegedly soaking a homeless person in chemicals and then attempting to set the person alight. The City of Corvallis Police Department confirmed that Larry G. Kiser Jr. (48) has been arrested and charged…

News

Oregon Lawmakers Kick-Start Moderate-Income Housing Program with $75 Million

Lucille McNamara Feb 25, 2025

Oregon needs to build 29,500 new homes annually to meet demand and, having approved less than half that number last year, lawmakers have granted $75 million to kick-start a ‘moderate income revolving loan program.’ Tackling the…

Crime & Courts

New Scam Hits Klamath County – Residents Must Stay Alert Warns Sheriff’s Office

Lucille McNamara Feb 25, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A new scam has hit residents of Klamath County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. A Klamath Falls resident recently found a suspicious letter in their mailbox with a check for $9,900.74. The letter claimed the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Court Finally Nails Elusive Car Thief After Years of Evading Trial Hearings

Lucille McNamara Feb 24, 2025

A man from Vancouver, Washington, who failed to appear in court on three separate occasions for three different crimes was finally convicted of car theft last Wednesday in the Clackamas County Circuit Court. Stole a Car That Was…

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