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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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News

Oregon Approves $21 Million for Child Care but Demand Tops $255 Million Across the State

Lucille McNamara Mar 26, 2026

Despite an allocation of nearly $21 million in grants for 61 childcare infrastructure projects across 28 Oregon counties, the amount falls woefully short of the $255 million requested by 503 applicants. Governor Says the Latest…

News

Oregon Attorney Fined 10,000 Dollars for Filing AI Generated Brief With Bogus Citations

Lucille McNamara Mar 25, 2026

SALEM, Ore. — A Salem civil attorney has been fined $10,000 for signing an AI-generated legal brief containing bogus information obtained by his paralegal. Bill Ghiorso was fined the record amount for this type of offense by the Oregon…

Crime & Courts

Klamath Falls Lab Owner Detained After Allegedly Billing 46 Million Dollars for Tests Never…

Lucille McNamara Mar 25, 2026

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The owner of Oregon Clinical Laboratory in Klamath Falls, who allegedly fraudulently billed Medicare Advantage insurance plans for more than $46 million for tests never performed, is in detention pending further court…

News

Invasive Freshwater Quagga Mussels Found Attached to a Watercraft at the Ashland Boat Inspection…

Lucille McNamara Mar 24, 2026

ASHLAND, Ore. — Invasive quagga freshwater mussels were discovered on a motorboat that entered Oregon last Friday. They were destroyed, and the watercraft was decontaminated by the Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW). The mussels…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Gets Life Sentence After Shooting Parents as They Slept

Lucille McNamara Mar 24, 2026

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — “Too much fighting and too much drinking” prompted 59-year-old Christopher Allan Turner to murder his elderly parents, resulting in his life imprisonment sentence on Friday. According to court documents, Turner shot…

Crime & Courts

Fentanyl Discovered During Cell Search at Oregon’s Largest Prison, Officer Sent to Hospital

Lucille McNamara Mar 23, 2026

A Snake River Correctional Institution officer was admitted to the hospital last Thursday after suspected exposure to fentanyl while conducting a cell search. The white powdery substance later tested positive for fentanyl. The…

News

Spring Break Travel in Oregon Faces Uncertainty as Trump Threatens to Send ICE Agents to Airports

Lucille McNamara Mar 23, 2026

A voting stalemate, which has resulted in the resignation of several Transportation Security Administration (TSA), agents, could seriously disrupt the plans of Oregonians flying to spring break holiday destinations. President Donald…

Education

Oregon School Cell Phone Ban Now in All 197 Districts as Students Report Better Focus

Lucille McNamara Mar 20, 2026

A blanket ban on cell phone use has been implemented in all 197 school districts in Oregon and, on Wednesday, Governor Tina Kotek visited Estacada High School in Clackamas County to witness first-hand her Executive Order 25-09 in operation.…

Crime & Courts

Californian Faces Life Imprisonment in Sex Trafficking Scheme Spanning Oregon and Four Other States

Lucille McNamara Mar 20, 2026

Brandon Denzel Washington, who used ‘fists, lies, and manipulation’ to coerce vulnerable women to support his lavish lifestyle, was convicted yesterday of six federal felonies related to his multi-state sex trafficking activities.…

Crime & Courts

Medford Business Owner Accused of Laundering 13 Million Dollars in Drug Proceeds Through Southern…

Lucille McNamara Mar 19, 2026

MEDFORD, Ore. — An illegal resident from Mexico, who used his Oregon businesses to launder narcotics trafficking proceeds involving more than $13 million, appeared in court yesterday, charged with money laundering. Jose Alonso Paramo…

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