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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 Joins Lawsuit to Restore Hundreds of Millions in Pandemic Recovery Funds for Low-Income and…

Lucille McNamara Apr 12, 2025

Additional funding worth hundreds of millions of dollars to help low-income and homeless K-12 students recover from the impact of the pandemic has been stopped by the Department of Education (DOE), leading Oregon to join a lawsuit of 15…

Crime & Courts

Portland Man Faces Charges After Breaking Into Apartment and Attacking Sleeping Woman

Lucille McNamara Apr 11, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 39-year-old man who broke into a Portland apartment and assaulted a woman who was sleeping is facing multiple sexual assault charges. Michael Lynn Moore, Jr. was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on…

News

Rabid Foxes in Josephine County Have Attacked People and Domestic Pets in Recent Weeks

Lucille McNamara Apr 11, 2025

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Rabid foxes in Josephine County have made eight known attacks on people and domestic animals in the last two months, according to a news release from Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). Five Foxes…

Education

Oregon Schools Defy Trump’s Order to Dismantle DEI Programs Despite Billion-Dollar Federal Funding…

Lucille McNamara Apr 11, 2025

Oregon state schools will not kowtow to the Trump administration’s executive order to stop funding schools that refuse to shut down Diversity, Education, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Schools Have Been Given a 10-Day Deadline…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Arrest Suspect Who Broke Into Apartment and Assaulted Sleeping Woman

Lucille McNamara Apr 10, 2025

UPDATE: Portland Man Faces Charges After Breaking Into Apartment and Attacking Sleeping Woman PORTLAND, Ore. — After breaking into an apartment in the 4800 block of Southeast 30th Avenue, Portland, and assaulting a sleeping woman, a…

News

Widow Seeks $55 Million After Husband Plunges 42 Feet to His Death at Portland Job Site

Lucille McNamara Apr 10, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The widow of a welder who plunged 42 feet to his death on a job site in Portland has filed for $55 million in damages in the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Widow Kimberley Dougi was on site at the Kinder Morgan storage…

Politics & Elections

Gun Control Bill Gets the Nod from Oregon’s House Judiciary Committee Despite Republican Opposition

Lucille McNamara Apr 10, 2025

Despite opposition from Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, a majority Democrat vote sent the stalled gun control bill – Measure 114 – to the floor on Tuesday. Measure 114 Has Been Consistently Challenged The…

Business

Oregon Will Share a $335 Million Multi-State Settlement From a Pharmaceutical Company That Fueled…

Lucille McNamara Apr 9, 2025

Oregon will receive more than $4 million of a $335 million multi-state settlement with a pharmaceutical company that fueled the opioid crisis, according to a news release from the Oregon Department of Justice. Oregon Attorney General Dan…

News

Senate Bill Will Give Oregon Law Enforcement Agencies More Leniency to Use Drones in Emergency…

Lucille McNamara Apr 9, 2025

Oregon law enforcement agencies could soon widen the use of drones and join the ranks of other crime-fighting states to search for fleeing suspects and missing children and to help prevent crimes in progress like bank robberies and…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Drug Courier Stashing 135 Pounds of Meth for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Nearly Five Years…

Lucille McNamara Apr 8, 2025

An Oregon courier for a Mexican drug cartel who had 135 pounds of methamphetamine worth $189,000 stashed in the trunk of his car was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison on Monday. He will be deported back to Mexico on…

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