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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 FBI’s Massive Operation ‘Not Forgotten’ to Tackle Violent Crime in Indian…

Lucille McNamara Apr 3, 2025

Oregon will be taking part in a nationwide FBI investigation into unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country. Known as Operation Not Forgotten, investigations will include missing and murdered indigenous people. The Longest and…

News

Oregon Parents Could Face $500 Fines as New Bill Targets Student Absences

Lucille McNamara Apr 3, 2025

A public hearing was held yesterday (Wednesday) to discuss Oregon House Bill 2052 which will make it a Class C violation for parents or guardians of students who miss school for eight or more unexcused absences within four weeks. The…

Environment

Oregonians Can Help Eradicate Invasive Ivy at Sunset Bay State Park to Honor Earth Day

Lucille McNamara Apr 2, 2025

To honor Earth Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites Oregonians to join rangers at Sunset Bay State Park, Coos Bay, to help remove invasive English ivy from the landscape. The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon on…

Crime & Courts

Eugene’s Wesley Methodist Church Vandalized with Thousands in Damage as Police Hunt Suspect

Lucille McNamara Apr 2, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — Thousands of dollars of music equipment and religious artifacts were severely damaged, and excrement was left in the worship area in an act of vandalism at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Eugene early yesterday morning.…

News

Oregon Lawmakers Push Food for All Program as Hunger Hits Great Depression Levels and 62,000 Lose…

Lucille McNamara Apr 2, 2025

In the face of new information from the Oregon Food Bank that shows hunger in the state is at its worst level since the Great Depression, a group of lawmakers want to establish a Food for All Oregonians program. More Than 62,000…

Politics & Elections

Oregon AG Joins Effort to Block Trump’s SAVE Act as New Voter Rules Risk Minority Rights and Decades…

Lucille McNamara Apr 2, 2025

Despite studies that show that only 0.0001% of votes cast in areas with high immigration populations are by non-citizens, the Trump administration is changing the SAVE Act which will pose onerous burdens on voters to prove their…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Accused of Setting Boyfriend’s Home on Fire and Stealing Witness’s Debit Card

Lucille McNamara Apr 1, 2025

A woman accused of setting fire to the Crescent Meadows home of her boyfriend’s parents in Eugene last summer, then allegedly stole a debit card from a witness to the arson. She was on Bail and Wearing an Ankle Monitor Jasmine…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Bill to Restrict Mail-In Voting and Add ID Verification

Lucille McNamara Apr 1, 2025

A public hearing by the Senate Committee on Rules held on Monday to discuss a Bill that will revert Oregon to in-person voting was opposed by 81% of respondents who submitted written testimony, according to information obtained by a news…

News

Oregon Immigrant Students Without Legal Status Will Not be Allowed to Receive Federal Education…

Lucille McNamara Apr 1, 2025

Oregon college and university students without permanent legal status will no longer be allowed access to some federally funded programs that help disadvantaged students earn degrees. U.S. Department of Education Describes…

Crime & Courts

Van Driver’s Fatal Lane Switch Sends Woodburn Mother and Son Crashing into Ditch Near Canby

Lucille McNamara Mar 31, 2025

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — Van driver Tyler Ryan Sahnow of Beaverton died in an accident when his van collided head-on with a Suburban in Clackamas County late last Friday afternoon. A Woodburn woman and her six-year-old son survived after…

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