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
Springfield Domestic Violence Suspect Found Dead After Woman Escapes and Reports Gunshot
A Springfield woman, who reported hearing a gunshot from inside her home after fleeing to a neighbor’s house following a domestic violence incident, was later informed…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Gets 12 Years in Prison for Running International THC Candy and Magic Mushroom Ring
A 53-year-old career criminal and resident of Salem, found in possession of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. He must also forfeit…

Crime & Courts
Portland Hotel Worker Wins Case After Border Agent Pointed Gun at Him Over a Clogged Toilet
A judge has ruled in favor of a Portland hotel maintenance worker seeking damages after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, wearing a sweatshirt with a ‘hoodie’…

Crime & Courts
Fentanyl Bust in Downtown Portland Leads to Federal Charges Against Three Illegal Immigrants
Three Hondurans living illegally in Oregon appeared in federal court on Monday, charged with trafficking more than 83 grams of fentanyl in downtown Portland.

Top Stories
Oregon Trucking Association Backs Governor Kotek’s $6 Billion Transportation Rescue Plan
The Oregon Trucking Association has come out in full support of Governor Tina Kotek’s funding proposals to salvage the state’s cash-strapped Department of Transportation…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Inmate Convicted of Murdering His Wife Dies at 77 in State Custody
Edward Lawrence Nelson, who was imprisoned in the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) for murdering his wife in a domestic violence incident in 2013, died in a…

News
Oregon Governor Signs Bills to Cut Energy Costs and Hold Big Data Centers Accountable
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law four bills yesterday that will assist lower-income households with the cost of energy and ensure that large consumers, like…

News
Workplace Discrimination in Oregon Jumps 233 Percent Putting the State Among the Worst in the Nation
Workplace discriminatory bias has risen by 233% in Oregon from 2015 to 2024, placing it in fourth position of states with the highest discrimination rate in the U.S.







