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 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. Crime & Courts

    Former Daimler Supervisor in Oregon Accused of Embezzling $3.8M, Spending It on Europe Trips and Uber Eats

    A former fleet supervisor at Daimler Truck North America’s Portland headquarters is accused of embezzling nearly $3.8 million to finance a lavish lifestyle, including…

  6. Crime & Courts

    Eugene Police Search for Border Collie Stolen From 73-Year-Old Homeless Woman While She Slept

    Eugene Police Department is searching for a pure-bred Border Collie named Beau, who was stolen from a homeless 73-year-old woman as she lay sleeping.

  7. Politics & Government

    Suspicious Package Sent to Oregon Elections Office Was Part of Campaign Targeting at Least 32 States, Report Finds

    Oregon is one of 32 states targeted in a nationwide postal scare campaign.

  8. Crime & Courts

    Portland Police Investigating Whether Human Remains Found at Two Homeless Camps Are Connected

    Two sets of human remains have now been uncovered at homeless encampments in Portland over the last week and could be connected, according to the Portland Police Bureau…

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