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

Crime & Courts
Romanian Woman Gets 3 Years for Scam That Defrauded 12 Elderly Oregon Residents
A 34-year-old Romanian woman, who defrauded 12 elderly Oregon residents and operated the same scam in France and the U.K., was sentenced to three years in prison when…

Politics & Government
Portland Votes to Restrict Masked Immigration Agents Despite Legal Concerns
Despite an Appeals Court ruling that a local government ordinance cannot supersede federal legislation, the Portland City Council voted in favor of banning immigration…

Crime & Courts
Oregon State Hospital Escapee Sentenced After Stealing State Vehicle During Getaway
Forty-one-year-old Christopher Lee Pray has added 57 months to his existing 22-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the theft of a state-owned vehicle to make…

Crime & Courts
16-Year-Old Turns Himself In After Salem Police Search Following Downtown Shooting
A 16-year-old youth turned himself in at the Marion County Juvenile Department yesterday for his involvement in a shooting in downtown Salem a week ago.

Top Stories
Nearly Half of Oregonians Could Not Cover a $500 Emergency as Living Costs Keep Rising
Many Oregonians are struggling to manage the mounting pressures of the rising cost of living, with nearly half of residents unable to cover a $500 emergency expense.

Crime & Courts
Portland Records Seventh Homicide of 2026 After Early-Morning Shooting in Centennial
Portland notched up its seventh homicide of 2026 with the death of a shooting victim in the Centennial Neighborhood during the early hours of Sunday morning.

Public Safety
Oregon Rescue Teams Free Climber Trapped Under Boulder on Mt. Hood
It took a Clackamas County multi-task force several hours to free a climber trapped under a boulder that fell on top of him on Mt. Hood on Saturday morning.

News
Oregon Blood Shortage Grows as Red Cross Urges Latino Donors Not to Stay Away
As Oregon’s blood supply runs dangerously low, the American Red Cross is concerned that the Latino community is not donating blood for fear of immigration reprisals.







