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Lucille McNamara

With 27 years in journalism, Lucille reports on crime, police activities, court proceedings, and state-level politics across Oregon. Her in-depth coverage uncovers statewide stories with a commitment to factual, impactful narrative.
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Nearly Half a Century Later Oregon Detectives Finally Solve the Mystery of the Wolf Creek Remains

Lucille McNamara Sep 17, 2025
The skeletal remains found in the Wolf Creek area near Swamp Mountain in Linn County 49 years ago have been identified as those of Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter (21), last seen alive in a Tigard shopping mall in 1974. Moss…
Crime & Courts

Portland Police Recover $200,000 in Stolen Goods, Arrest Suspect in Retail Theft Ring

Lucille McNamara Sep 16, 2025
On Sunday, the Portland Police Bureau’s Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) recovered $200,000 in stolen merchandise and seized $32,000 in cash in a fencing operation targeting numerous retailers. Working in collaboration with the Gresham…
Crime & Courts

Florida Man Flew Into the Tampa International Airport from Oregon Carrying 64 Pounds of Marijuana

Lucille McNamara Sep 16, 2025
Phillip Michael Valeriani, who flew into the Tampa International Airport from Medford, Oregon, with 64 pounds of marijuana inside three suitcases on May 12, 2024, could spend 75 years in a federal prison. Guilty of Possessing…
Education

Oregon Universities Caught in National Backlash as Federal Minority-Serving Grants Are Canceled

Lucille McNamara Sep 15, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education’s withdrawal of $350 million in funding to several Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) has impacted Western Oregon University and Portland State University. Western Oregon University became the first…
Top Stories

Aging Oregonians and Falling Birthrates Leave Immigration as the State’s Lifeline

Lucille McNamara Sep 15, 2025
As the Trump administration makes it increasingly difficult for immigrants to enter the U.S., Oregon remains heavily dependent on that influx to swell its dwindling population. Oregon’s Population is Older Than Most other States…
Environment

Oregon Rivers Hit Record Lows as State Faces Fourth Driest Season in 130 Years

Lucille McNamara Sep 14, 2025
Oregon had its fourth driest season between April and July since 1895, when rainfall figures first began being recorded, according to state climatologist Larry O’Neill. Almost 80% of the Northwest Has Been Declared a Drought…
News

Public Safety at Risk as Washington County Voters Face $337 Million Levy Decision

Lucille McNamara Sep 14, 2025
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — The surge in popularity of Washington County has increased the need for expanded public safety services, and County officials are now appealing to its 611,272 residents to support the introduction of a levy that…
News

Oregon Homeowners Sitting on Backyards Worth Half a Million Each

Lucille McNamara Sep 14, 2025
Oregon homeowners have the seventh most expensive backyards in the U.S., with the average yard worth more than half a million dollars. This data is revealed in a study conducted by R&T Fence, a fence installation company, which…
Crime & Courts

Coos Bay Father Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Fatal Crash That Killed Umpqua Softball Coach and…

Lucille McNamara Sep 13, 2025
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 33-year-old father of two small children has been placed on suicide watch following his sentence of more than 20 years in prison for his involvement in an accident while intoxicated that claimed the lives of two people…
Environment

Oregon’s Post-Fire Forest Recovery Inspires South Korean Delegation to Reshape Their Woodlands

Lucille McNamara Sep 13, 2025
A delegation of South Korean researchers, who recently visited Oregon to learn from recovery efforts in the Santiam Forest following the devastating 2020 wildfires, will apply the lessons they learned to help reshape forests back home.…
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