Lucille McNamara

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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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Man Arrested in $1 Million Mobile Shopping and Cryptocurrency Fraud Case

    An Oregon man is among eight individuals from four states indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for stealing more than $1 million in a nationwide scheme to defraud…

  2. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Woman Gets Seven Years for Setting Ex-Boyfriend’s Parents’ Porch on Fire

    A woman from Eugene will spend more than seven years in prison for setting fire to the home of a former boyfriend’s parents.

  3. Education

    Klamath Community College Lands Major Federal Grant to Support Future Oregon Tech Talent

    High-achieving, low-income students studying Cybersecurity and computer engineering at the Technology Department of the Klamath Community College (KCC) will receive…

  4. Top Stories

    Construction Boom in Oregon Fails to Offset Steady Climb in Unemployment

    The construction industry rebounded impressively in July with the addition of 2,900 jobs, according to the Oregon Department of Employment.

  5. Crime & Courts

    62-Year-Old Oregon Driver in Stolen Car Tasered After Threatening Deputies With Club

    A 62-year-old man from Albany, driving a stolen vehicle, was tasered by a sheriff’s office sergeant when he threatened deputies with a club.

  6. News

    Oregon to Give People With Disabilities More Control Over Their In-Home Care Services

    Individuals with disabilities, who will in the future have more control over their in-home care services, are one of two important changes that the Oregon Department of…

  7. Crime & Courts

    73-Year-Old Oregon Eye Doctor Sentenced After Defrauding Clients Out of $2.8 Million in Fake Investments

    A 73-year-old Oregon optometrist has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for defrauding 155 people of $2.8 million.

  8. Crime & Courts

    Southeast Portland Welfare Check Turns Into Armed Standoff and Murder Investigation

    What started as a routine welfare check in Southeast Portland on Sunday night spiraled into an armed standoff that ended with a homicide investigation.