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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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Crime & Courts

Portland Police Intercept Massive Fentanyl Haul from Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Traffickers

Lucille McNamara Apr 23, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Drug raids organized by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in a multi-agency sting operation helped disrupt the flow of dangerous substances by Honduran drug trafficking organizations that work with the Sinaloa Cartel.…

Oregon Bill Will Protect Residents From Subsidizing the Cost of Large-Scale Electricity Users Like…

Lucille McNamara Apr 23, 2025

While large data centers have been encouraged to operate in Oregon with attractive incentives like tax reductions, residents and small businesses have helped foot the bill for the huge amounts of electricity these operations consume.…

Crime & Courts

Coos County Man Jailed After Allegedly Shooting at a Neighbor’s House

Lucille McNamara Apr 22, 2025

After allegedly shooting a neighbor’s window and entering the property without permission during the early hours of Saturday morning, Paul McKiddy (42) was taken into custody by Coos County deputies. The incident occurred at a residence…

Crime & Courts

Eugene Police Search for Suspect After a Young Female Tabby Cat Was Shot While Trapped Inside a…

Lucille McNamara Apr 22, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Police want information on a man who shot a female cat trapped inside a carrier, abandoned her on a hilly outcrop, and then fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan. Police were alerted to the sound of gunshots at…

News

Oregon Lawmakers Want Painful Laboratory Experiments on Cats and Dogs to Stop

Lucille McNamara Apr 22, 2025

Banning any laboratory experiment that is painful to cats and dogs and funded by public money won the hearts of a 24-3 majority of Oregon lawmakers who passed Senate Bill 181 last week. The Senate Bill that prohibits experiments on…

Education

Oregon Graduate Students Win Visa Reinstatement Battle Against Trump Administration’s Deportation…

Lucille McNamara Apr 22, 2025

Two graduate students attending Oregon universities have won an appeal against the Trump administration calling for the reinstatement of their visas. They have avoided detention or deportation and can continue with their studies. …

News

Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing Explicit AI-Generated Deepfakes Targeting Women and…

Lucille McNamara Apr 21, 2025

Criminalizing pornographic, sexually explicit AI-generated images, mostly involving women and children, has been unanimously approved by the Oregon House in a bipartisan bill that now moves to the Senate for consideration. …

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Dies Trying to Stop Thieves from Stealing His Bicycle

Lucille McNamara Apr 20, 2025

Thirty-eight-year-old Stephen Hayes of Hood River died while trying to stop thieves from stealing his bicycle. Three people now face murder charges for the incident that occurred on 11 April. He was Driven Over as He Clung to the…

News

Providence Hospital Group, Employer of 25,000 Oregonians, Faces a Dire Financial Crisis

Lucille McNamara Apr 20, 2025

One of Oregon’s biggest employers – Providence Health and Services – is facing a bleak future as the Trump administration imposes federal budget cuts and tariff hikes that could reduce the hospital group’s income by $500 million. Adding…

Crime & Courts

Honduran Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Massive Fentanyl Stash in Portland

Lucille McNamara Apr 19, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Honduran national living in Portland has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release after he was found in possession of nearly 16 pounds of powdered fentanyl and nearly 60,000…

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