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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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Oregon Ranks Second in the Nation for Shoplifting With a Rate 78% Higher Than the National Average

Lucille McNamara Dec 8, 2025

Shoplifting in Oregon is second only to New Mexico, and is 78% higher than the national average. This staggering rate of theft from Oregon shops is revealed in a study that analyzed FBI crime data. Researchers discovered that…

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Oregon Newborns Will Still Get Hepatitis B Vaccine as West Coast Alliance Rejects New CDC Panel…

Lucille McNamara Dec 7, 2025

The recently formed West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) has strongly objected to and will not endorse the CDC’s decision on Friday to drop Hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns. Tidings Data Snapshot Why the Hep B newborn dose matters…

Traffic Congestion in Oregon Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Costing Motorists Time and Money

Lucille McNamara Dec 7, 2025

Traffic congestion throughout Oregon has returned to pre-pandemic days, but it is the Portland Metro area that costs motorists the most time and money. On average, Portland-area commuters spend 41 hours stuck in traffic at an annual cost…

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Thousands of Empty Affordable Homes in Portland Prove Oregon’s Housing System Is Broken

Lucille McNamara Dec 7, 2025

A flawed affordable housing system has resulted in 1,863 subsidized rental units standing unoccupied in Portland, while 16,000 homeless people in Multnomah County desperately need a roof over their heads. Tidings Data Snapshot…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Admits Torching Abandoned Paper Mill After Claiming Homeless People Living There Stole…

Lucille McNamara Dec 6, 2025

A 22-year-old man, found guilty of arson and sentenced to five years in prison, admitted to deliberately setting fire to an abandoned wooden building in Oregon City because transients who lived there had stolen his belongings. …

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Oregon Replaces 1,300 Food Benefit Cards After Skimming Hits Coos Bay and North Bend

Lucille McNamara Dec 6, 2025

This week, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) deactivated and replaced more than 1,300 EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards, following card-skimming incidents in Coos Bay and the North Bend areas. This was announced by…

Crime & Courts

Deschutes County SWAT Arrests Suspect Wanted Nationwide After Fleeing Crash That Left Woman Trapped

Lucille McNamara Dec 5, 2025

DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — Twenty-nine-year-old Trent Michael Conley, who fled the scene of a single-vehicle accident in which a female was trapped, has been arrested by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s SWAT team. Conley, who is wanted on a…

Politics & Elections

New Oregon Data on Kotek’s Performance Is Out, Will You Vote for Her Again?

Lucille McNamara Dec 5, 2025

The stage could be set for a rematch between Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, who has announced her decision to stand for reelection next year, and Republican Christine Drazan, who polled 66,727 fewer votes in 2022. Tidings Data Snapshot…

Crime & Courts

Watch Portland Street Takeover Caught on Video End With 19-Year-Old Driver Crashing and Facing 24…

Lucille McNamara Dec 4, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A video showing an illegal street takeover, in which speeds up to 90 miles an hour were recorded, has been made public by the Portland Police Bureau. Suspect Faces 24 Counts of Reckless Endangerment The video,…

Crime & Courts

Longtime Oregon Bookkeeper Accused of Quietly Taking More Than a Quarter Million Dollars From…

Lucille McNamara Dec 4, 2025

A 59-year-old Albany woman is facing nine charges of aggravated theft for embezzling more than a quarter of a million dollars from her Linn County employer. Jodi Faye Kenagy had been working as a bookkeeper for Michael Dean McHenry, the…

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