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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

Two Men Arrested Near Portland ICE Facility as Police Say Their Job Is Public Safety Not Immigration…

Lucille McNamara Dec 21, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. —  Following the arrest of two Portland residents on Friday night near the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland, the Police Bureau reminds the public that while it does not engage in…
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Oregon Loses Nearly 10,000 Manufacturing Jobs Despite Incentives as Tariffs Fuel a Growing Factory…

Lucille McNamara Dec 21, 2025
Despite huge state incentives to attract the manufacturing sector to Oregon, the state has shed nearly 10,000 factory jobs in the last 12 months. While the semiconductor industry may not be the largest in the number of people it employs,…
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Multnomah County Sees First Drop in Homeless Deaths in a Decade but Fentanyl Overdoses Still Surge

Lucille McNamara Dec 20, 2025
Of the 372 homeless people who died in Multnomah County last year, 183 overdosed from fentanyl, more than double the 91 deaths linked to the synthetic opioid in 2022. Tidings Data Snapshot Fentanyl linked deaths : people…
Crime & Courts

State Police Seek Suspect After $50,000 Burglary at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem

Lucille McNamara Dec 20, 2025
The Oregon State Police are appealing to the public to help them identify a suspect following a burglary at the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem. The incident occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning when a male suspect…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Sentenced for Arson After Burning Down Ex Boyfriend’s Home When He Refused to Meet

Lucille McNamara Dec 20, 2025
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene woman set her boyfriend’s house on fire when he refused to meet with her in person after their relationship ended. Forty-year-old Leticia Crystal Blue Ocean Datu-Strong, aka Rickie Potts, has been sentenced to 34…
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Oregon Cities From Portland to Salem Declare Immigration Emergencies Amid Reports of ‘Harmful’ ICE…

Lucille McNamara Dec 19, 2025
Responding to ‘harmful’ federal immigration enforcement activities, Multnomah County is part of a growing list of Oregon cities and counties declaring immigration emergencies and sanctuary measures. Although Oregon is a statewide…
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Oregon Families Lose SNAP Benefits to $160,000 Scam and Are Told They Can’t Be Reimbursed

Lucille McNamara Dec 19, 2025
Oregon families who fell prey to scammers who stole more than $160,000 from SNAP recipients have been dealt a double blow – first the loss of their food benefits, and now they have been told that their loss cannot be reimbursed. …
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Federal Funding Freeze Threatens Oregon’s New EV Charging Network as State Joins Lawsuit to Force…

Lucille McNamara Dec 18, 2025
Oregon’s collaboration with neighboring California and Washington to build  $102 million electric and hydrogen charging stations along key freight corridors is jeopardized by the Trump administration’s decision to freeze the funding. …
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Oregon Declares Level 3 Emergency as Atmospheric River Brings Flooding Threats and Knocks Out Power…

Lucille McNamara Dec 18, 2025
A Level 3 State of Emergency has been declared in Oregon, as an incoming atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding, especially in the western parts of the state, which are at an increased risk of…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Lived the High Life on Embezzled Money From Her Medford Employer for Years

Lucille McNamara Dec 18, 2025
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 53-year-old Oregon woman lived the high life, traveling, visiting casinos and restaurants, and renting exotic cars, with the hundreds of thousands of dollars she embezzled from her employer. Notja Michelle Brower has…
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