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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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Crime & Courts

Coos County Man Accused of Running Toxic Drug Lab Across From Two Schools

Lucille McNamara May 6, 2026

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Coos Bay resident Richard Joyner has been arrested for operating an illegal, clandestine drug laboratory within a thousand feet of Bunker Hill Elementary School and The Lighthouse School. He was lodged at the Coos…

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Oregon Gas Hits $5.30 a Gallon as State Ranks Fourth Highest in the Nation

Lucille McNamara May 6, 2026

Oregon is ranked as the 4th highest average gas price nationally, with the cost at pumps now $5.30. Drivers nationwide have been affected by fuel increases caused by surging crude oil prices as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran continues.…

Crime & Courts

Man Sentenced to 22 Years After Mother of Three Was Killed in Portland Shooting

Lucille McNamara May 5, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who shot three people, killing a mother of three in Portland in 2023, was sentenced in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday to 22 years in prison. According to court documents, William Watson (34) had…

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Oregon Wins Temporary Supreme Court Reprieve as Abortion Pill Stays Available by Mail

Lucille McNamara May 5, 2026

Reacting swiftly to the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to ban the distribution by mail of an abortion pill has ended successfully for Oregon, with the Supreme Court yesterday staying the ruling until Monday, May 11. …

Crime & Courts

Officer Under Investigation After Marion County Man Is Shot Dead in Driveway

Lucille McNamara May 4, 2026

SALEM, Ore. — A Woodburn police officer is under investigation after shooting and killing a 37-year-old resident in his driveway late on Saturday night. The Officer Use of Deadly Force incident involving Officer Jackson Ryan is under…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Walks Into FBI Office and Confesses to 1979 Boston Murder

Lucille McNamara May 3, 2026

After ‘finding Jesus,’ a Portland man has confessed to the rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman in Boston nearly five decades ago. At the age of 71, John Michael Irmer now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after confessing…

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Oregon Faces Abortion Pill Access Hit After Court Blocks Mail Delivery

Lucille McNamara May 3, 2026

Oregon will be impacted by a decision of the New Orleans 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the distribution by mail of abortion medication may no longer take place. The federal appeals court has ruled that the abortion pill can now…

Crime & Courts

Bandon Man Arrested After Allegedly Firing at Woman in Jackson County Road Rage Incident

Lucille McNamara May 2, 2026

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 28-year-old man from Bandon was arrested by deputies from Jackson County Sheriff’s Office after an act of road rage in which he yelled at a female motorist and fired gunshots towards her and into the ground.…

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Five Oregon Residents Charged in Transnational Drug Ring That Hid Fentanyl in Cereal Boxes and Toys

Lucille McNamara May 2, 2026

Five of eight people in a transnational criminal organization (TCO) charged with transporting drugs from Mexico into the U.S. are from Oregon, according to a press release from the state’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. 116 Pounds of…

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Oregon Set to Receive Nearly $66 Million as Purdue and Sacklers Finalize Opioid Settlement

Lucille McNamara May 1, 2026

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement for fueling the opioid crisis, and Oregon will receive nearly $66 million over the next 15 years. The AGs of all 55 U.S. states and territories…

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