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
Thieves Hit Happy Valley Funeral Home Four Times in a Week, Taking Trailers, a Van and Tools
Two men are in custody in the Clackamas County Jail after several brazen burglaries involving thousands of dollars from a Happy Valley funeral home.

Education
Lane Community College Faculty Have Until Nov. 30 to Take a Buyout or Risk Being Laid Off
Lane Community College is offering contracted faculty members thousands of dollars as an incentive to terminate their contracts.

Politics & Government
Trump Sends Election Monitors to Multnomah County; Oregon Says They Will Have No Authority
The Trump administration is sending election monitors to Multnomah County on November 3.

Politics & Government
Ashland Makes $5.15 Monthly Parks Fee Permanent Ahead of November Vote on Utility Charges
A monthly Parks and Recreation fee charged to City of Ashland utility customers with active electric meters has helped avoid up to $500,000 in additional annual cuts…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Killed Mother Who Planned to Evict Him, Then Sat With Her Body for a Day, Jury Finds
Thirty-eight-year-old Ronald Joseph Kirk faces life in prison with a minimum of 25 years for murdering his mother after she told him she was going to evict him from her…

Crime & Courts
Missed Shifts Led Co-Workers to an Oregon Home Where a Woman, Her Son and Her Mother Lay Dead
An Oregon woman, her teenage son, and mother all died after being shot in their home in Happy Valley. A man, believed to have been responsible for the triple homicide…

Crime & Courts
Oregon SNAP Fraud Crackdown Uncovers More Than $3 Million in Stolen Benefits, 40 People Charged
Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been defrauded of benefits exceeding $3 million, resulting in the indictment of at least 40…

Crime & Courts
Portland Woman Seeks $2.5 Million After Allegedly Contracting Herpes During Acrylic Nail Treatment
A Multnomah County woman contracted herpes after having an acrylic nail procedure at PDX Nails in Portland, according to a lawsuit lodged in the Multnomah County Circuit…







