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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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Politics & Elections

Oregon Senate Pushes Through Major Transportation Bill Despite Republican Opposition

Lucille McNamara Sep 30, 2025

There was a collective sigh of relief by Democratic lawmakers when the Oregon Transportation Funding Bill was finally passed by the Senate during a special session yesterday morning. The bill will safeguard the jobs of hundreds of…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Officer on Leave After Neck Hold Used in Violent Struggle With Attempted Murder…

Lucille McNamara Sep 29, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after ‘applying a neck hold’ on a suspect during a struggle that ended in hospital for Bo W. Davis (43) and two policemen on Saturday morning. Davis,…

Politics & Elections

All Eyes on Salem Today as Senator Gorsek’s Return Could Rescue Oregon’s $4.3 Billion Transportation…

Lucille McNamara Sep 29, 2025

If Democrat Senator Chris Gorsek attends today’s highly publicized special Senate session, Oregon’s much-maligned transportation funding bill could finally be forwarded to Governor Tina Kotek for signature. Deteriorating…

News

Survey Reveals That an Increasing Number of Oregon Parents Seek Loans From Their Children

Lucille McNamara Sep 28, 2025

For decades, parents have been the go-to lenders for cash-strapped children. However, that trend is reversing, according to new research involving 5,014 Oregonians. The survey, by MarketBeat, reveals that 43% of adult children in the…

News

Oregon Survey Exposes Growing Anxiety Over Economic And Consumer Struggles

Lucille McNamara Sep 28, 2025

Future prospects look somewhat bleak to 32% of Oregonians who believe that their families will be ‘worse off’ when looking ahead to the next year. This represents an increase of eight percent compared to the previous year, according to a…

News

Federal Government Pressures Oregon To Hand Over Residents’ Medicaid Records

Lucille McNamara Sep 28, 2025

Following threats earlier this month of a $30 million fine, Oregon health officials have handed over Medicaid identification numbers and other sensitive information to the federal government. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) had…

News

Trump Vows to Do a ‘Pretty Big Number’ on Portland Amid Antifa Tensions

Lucille McNamara Sep 27, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Labeling protesters outside the ICE facility in Portland as ‘anarchists,’ President Donald Trump this week again threatened to do ‘a pretty big number’ on the sanctuary city. Speaking to journalists from the White House,…

Rapid Fire Devices That Turn Firearms Into Automatic Weapons Are Now Illegal in Oregon

Lucille McNamara Sep 27, 2025

Senate Bill 243 became effective yesterday (Friday), banning the use of rapid-fire devices, changing semi-automatic firearms into automatic weapons. The implementation of the new law followed intense debates for and against it by…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Wrongfully Convicted of Girlfriend’s Murder Wins $14 Million Lawsuit Against Coquille…

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

An 18-year-old teenager found guilty of murdering his girlfriend 25 years ago, and who was wrongfully convicted and sent to prison, has won a $14 million lawsuit against the City of Coquille and the Coquille Police Department. U.S.…

Crime & Courts

Dayton Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling $1.7 Million From Oregon Veterans of Foreign…

Lucille McNamara Sep 26, 2025

A 61-year-old Dayton woman has been sentenced to two years and one month in federal prison for siphoning $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars. Cheryl Elizabeth Campos misused her position as Quartermaster…

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