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.
Latest from Lucille McNamara

News
Oregon Homeowners Warned About Mortgage Relief Scams Demanding Upfront Fees
A federal court has temporarily halted a mortgage-assistance operation accused of using CARES-Act-related claims to lure homeowners facing foreclosure to make upfront…

Crime & Courts
Medford Woman Charged With Animal Neglect After Multiple Dead Cats Found on Property
A 65-year-old woman from Medford has been charged with seven counts of first-degree animal neglect following the discovery of several dead cats on her property.

Crime & Courts
Portland Woman Sues ICE Agent Over Alleged Unprovoked Point-Blank Pepper Spray Attack
A young woman is suing an ICE agent for spraying her ‘point blank’ in the face with pepper spray while she was standing on the pavement outside the immigration detention…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Infant Death Case Ends With Mother Convicted of Manslaughter
The mother of a two-month and 10-day-old baby girl, who died from complications associated with 13 broken ribs, pneumonia, and a drug overdose, has been found guilty by…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Teen Accused of Swatting Ohio Schools With Bomb Threat Calls Could Face 10 Years
An 18-year-old youth from Oregon is facing a 10-year prison term for making swatting (malicious hoax) calls threatening to bomb schools in northern Ohio.

Crime & Courts
Medford Woman Killed Near Railroad Tracks as 19-Year-Old Suspect Is Arrested
A 19-year-old has been arrested following the death of a woman in an attack near the railroad tracks in Medford on Tuesday afternoon.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Serial Killing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Fifth Murder Charge
A man accused of the serial killing of four women whose bodies were found in wooded and rural areas of Oregon has now been charged with a fifth murder.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Clients Were Sent Fake Investment Statements for Years in $1.6 Million Fraud Scheme
At least 14 Oregon investors lost $1.6 million in a fraudulent scheme masterminded by an investment advisor in Baker City.







