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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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Air Ambulances Refuse to Land at Oregon Hospital After Laser Attack Threats

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2025

Several air ambulance providers, airlifting patients to the Oregon Health & Science University on Saturday night, refused to land on the hospital’s rooftop following threats of laser attacks. Anarchist Counter-Info Platform…

Crime & Courts

Bodycam Shows Portland Officers Fighting for Control as Suspect Reaches for Gun

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau has made public a bodycam video of a struggle between two officers and a suspect, which ended when Officer Melissa Babasin struck the man on the head with her taser and then applied a neck-hold.…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Nonprofit Faces $50 Million Lawsuit Over Crash That Killed Troutdale Family

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2025

A $50 million wrongful death suit has been filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court by relatives of the Troutdale family of four who tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision while traveling to central Oregon to view the solar…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Mailman Stabbed to Death After Argument Over Cooler Escalates to Chaos

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2025

Chad Weston, a 53-year-old roofer and general contractor from Clackamas, is facing life imprisonment for the death of a mailman whom he stabbed 11 times. Weston is charged with second-degree murder following the death of Tristan Thomas…

Crime & Courts

Lane County Suspect Fires Gun and Rams Patrol Car Before Arrest in High-Speed Chase

Lucille McNamara Oct 11, 2025

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — In a dramatic incident involving a gunshot being fired and law enforcement vehicles damaged by an Indiana suspect with an outstanding warrant of arrest, took place in Lane County late on Thursday night. Deputies from…

Crime & Courts

West Salem Burglary Unravels Organized Oregon Crime Ring Operating Across Willamette Valley

Lucille McNamara Oct 11, 2025

A residential burglary in West Salem on Thursday, during which an estimated $40,000 jewelry was stolen, has led to the arrest of seven people allegedly involved in a Eugene-based burglary crime syndicate. Woman Found Two Burglars…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Doctor Accused of Exploiting Patients in Felony Indictment

Lucille McNamara Oct 11, 2025

Oregon medical practitioner, Dr. David Farley of West Linn, has been indicted by a grand jury on 11 felony charges involving three of his patients. His appearance in the Clackamas County Courthouse yesterday followed an investigation by…

Education

Oregon State University Tops $400 Million in Research as It Transforms Energy, AI, and Coastal…

Lucille McNamara Oct 10, 2025

Oregon State University (OSU) continues to improve lives in meaningful ways with innovative and far-reaching projects, exceeding $400 million in research expenditure for the second consecutive year. Research projects during the 2025…

News

Oregon Expands Access to Motorized Wheelchairs After Patients Describe ‘Dehumanizing’ Delays

Lucille McNamara Oct 10, 2025

Oregon’s 1.4 million Medicaid members will now have easier access to motorized wheelchairs and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) such as prosthetic limbs, infusion pumps, and blood sugar monitors, after collaborations between the state’s…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Career Criminal Left His Loaded Gun Behind After Fleeing a Bank With $856

Lucille McNamara Oct 9, 2025

An Oregon career criminal, whose last ‘job’ was an $856 bank heist during which he forgot his loaded gun inside the bank, was sentenced yesterday to federal prison for nearly 13 years. James Michael Wallace (55) was also ordered to pay…

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