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

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.







