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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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.

News
Portland Police Officer Can Keep His Badge After 2020 Incident Involving Baton Strike to Protester’s Face
A Portland Police officer can keep his badge after addressing a hearing of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) about an incident in 2020…

Crime & Courts
Portland Woman Fighting for Her Life After Brutal Attack in Old Town Neighborhood
A critically injured woman is fighting for her life in a local Portland hospital after she was brutally attacked with what appears to police to be a blunt instrument.

News
Oregon Puts $94 Million Toward Senior Housing So Older Residents Can Stay in Their Communities
Oregon will spend $94 million to ensure that its senior citizens enjoy a better quality of life with the launch of four housing programs next month.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Operations Director Gets Prison Time After Polluted Wastewater Dumped Into Hillsboro Sewer
Half a million gallons of wastewater, containing hydrofluoric acid and heavy metals including arsenic, titanium, chromium, and silver, and discharged into the Hillsboro…

Crime & Courts
Eugene Police Warn Seniors About Scam That Tells Victims to Buy Gold Bars
The national gold bar scam has hit Eugene, and local police remind residents that if a request from a caller sounds quirky or weird, it probably is.

Politics & Government
Oregon Nonaffiliated Voters May Hold the Key to Kotek vs. Drazan in November
At the predictable conclusion of party election primaries for the position of Governor of Oregon, incumbent Tina Kotek (D) and rival Christine Drazan (R) may have to…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Deputies Say 14-Year-Old Turned Himself In After Wood Village School Bus Stop Shooting
A 14-year-old boy turned himself in to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) yesterday for shooting a 13-year-old girl in Wood Village on May 15.







