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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

Bandon Man Points a 12-Gauge Shotgun at Coos County Deputies

Lucille McNamara Mar 13, 2026

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 34-year-old man has been arrested following a report of a woman being held against her will in Bandon on Wednesday night. Tidings Insight In Oregon, protective orders tell someone to stay away and stop contacting…

News

Oregon Launches Five-Year Health Plan as State Struggles With High Mental Illness and Substance Use…

Lucille McNamara Mar 13, 2026

A new five-year State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) was launched yesterday, providing a road map for improving the health of all people, regardless of age, according to Naomi Adeline-Biggs, Director of the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA)…

News

Two Hikers Lost in the Columbia River Gorge are Rescued in a Nine-Hour Operation in High Winds and…

Lucille McNamara Mar 12, 2026

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Two hikers who became lost in the Columbia River Gorge were found by the Search and Rescue team of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in an intensive nine-hour operation that took place in heavy rain and…

Environment

Oregon Regulators Say Coffin Butte Landfill Failed for Years to Monitor and Control Gas Emissions

Lucille McNamara Mar 12, 2026

An enforcement order with a civil penalty exceeding $3 million was issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) yesterday for violations at Coffin Butte Landfill, north of Corvallis. Valley Landfills Failed to…

News

Oregon’s Transportation Budget Patch Averts Layoffs but Leaves 700 Vacancies and Major Projects…

Lucille McNamara Mar 11, 2026

Despite fierce opposition and eventually navigating a transportation funding package into legislation, Oregon lawmakers have been warned that the $297 million allocation is only a temporary solution. The funding package for the 2025-27…

Crime & Courts

Stoned Roseburg Man Accused of Shooting at Cars on I-5 Before Police Stop Him With Spike Strips

Lucille McNamara Mar 11, 2026

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A “stoned” man, who told police that cars were following him, allegedly began shooting at vehicles on Interstate 5 in Roseburg on Saturday night. Three vehicles were involved in the shooting, and the driver of one…

Crime & Courts

Salem Police Arrest 17-Year-Old After Armed Robbery of 15-Year-Old Boy at Northeast Apartment…

Lucille McNamara Mar 10, 2026

SALEM, Ore. — A 17-year-old male suspect, who has an outstanding probation violation warrant through the Oregon Youth Authority, has been lodged at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center on charges related to an armed robbery at an…

News

As Washington Cuts Data Center Tax Breaks, Oregon Lawmakers Consider Expanding Even More Generous…

Lucille McNamara Mar 10, 2026

While Washington lawmakers are pulling back on tax breaks offered to data centers, Oregon lawmakers are considering implementing even more generous tax exemptions. On Saturday, the Washington House Finance Committee passed Senate Bill…

Crime & Courts

Portland Restaurant Worker Stabbed and Held at Knifepoint During Lloyd District Robbery, Police Say

Lucille McNamara Mar 9, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — A female employee at a Lloyd neighborhood restaurant was held at knife-point and stabbed during a robbery in Portland on Saturday. Portland Police Bureau North Precinct officers responded to a report of a stabbing in…

News

Oregon Signs New Law to Tackle Behavioral Health Worker Shortages as Providers Warn They’re Drowning…

Lucille McNamara Mar 9, 2026

Changes designed to retain behavioral workers, welcome new talent to the workforce, and ensure that Oregonians receive the care they need have been signed into legislation by Governor Tina Kotek. House Bill 4083 passed with broad…

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