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.
Latest from Lucille McNamara

Politics & Government
Oregon Senator Questions Trump’s Move to End Vote by Mail After Putin Meeting
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is taken aback by President Donald Trump accepting advice from the Russian President on how to run U.S. elections.

News
Gresham’s Legacy Mount Hood Nurses Ready to Walk Out if Hospital Fails to Meet Demands
After 21 months of negotiation, 400 nurses at the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham are ready to go on strike if two further round-table discussions do not…

Crime & Courts
FBI Uses AI to Identify Reed College Graduate Accused of Attacking Agents at Portland ICE Protest
FBI agents utilized artificial intelligence to identify a suspect involved in a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland on…

News
Porch Pirates Push Oregon Into the Top 10 States With the Highest Rate of Home Thefts
Online shopping, with its advantage of front-door deliveries, has created a new genre of thieves. Known as porch pirates, this category of theft has pushed Oregon into…

Crime & Courts
Judge Rules Portland Not Liable for Noise Complaints From ICE Protest Encampment
A handful of people, protesting the Trump administration's immigration laws, who are camped outside the ICE facility in Portland, were instrumental in a lawsuit filed by…

News
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi Warns Oregon Sanctuary Policies Could Violate Immigration Laws
Oregon is reeling after the most recent development to ‘eradicate sanctuary policies’ by the U.S. Attorney General, Pamela Bondi.

Crime & Courts
Police Find Roseburg Burglar Enjoying Breakfast After Breaking Into Stranger’s Home
After stealing a phone, a charger, and a small quantity of marijuana, a 33-year-old Roseburg man cooked himself a hearty breakfast before police arrived and took him…

Crime & Courts
Texas Duo Who Posed as DEA Agents During Oregon Marijuana Raid Sentenced to Prison
Two men from Texas, in their early twenties, have been sentenced to federal prison for posing as Drug Enforcement Administration agents during an armed robbery in…







